1888 United States presidential election in Ohio
The 1888 United States presidential election in Ohio was held on November 6, 1888, as part of the 1888 United States presidential election. State voters chose 23 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Ohio was narrowly won by Republican Party candidate, Benjamin Harrison, with 49.51% of the popular vote. The Democratic Party candidate, incumbent President Grover Cleveland, garnered 47.18% of the popular vote.[1]
Results
Results by county
County
|
Benjamin Harrison[2] Republican
|
Stephen Grover Cleveland[2] Democratic
|
Clinton Bowen Fisk[3] Prohibition
|
Alson Jenness Streeter[3] Union Labor
|
Margin
|
Total votes cast
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
Adams
|
2,870
|
47.71%
|
3,022
|
50.24%
|
123
|
2.04%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
-152
|
-2.53%
|
6,015
|
Allen
|
3,761
|
41.07%
|
5,123
|
55.94%
|
240
|
2.62%
|
34
|
0.37%
|
-1,362
|
-14.87%
|
9,158
|
Ashland
|
2,445
|
42.32%
|
3,152
|
54.56%
|
180
|
3.12%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
-707
|
-12.24%
|
5,777
|
Ashtabula
|
7,164
|
67.39%
|
2,675
|
25.16%
|
758
|
7.13%
|
34
|
0.32%
|
4,489
|
42.23%
|
10,631
|
Athens
|
4,570
|
69.58%
|
1,612
|
24.54%
|
339
|
5.16%
|
47
|
0.72%
|
2,958
|
45.04%
|
6,568
|
Auglaize
|
2,212
|
35.55%
|
3,928
|
63.12%
|
82
|
1.32%
|
1
|
0.02%
|
-1,716
|
-27.58%
|
6,223
|
Belmont
|
6,615
|
51.55%
|
5,778
|
45.02%
|
435
|
3.39%
|
5
|
0.04%
|
837
|
6.52%
|
12,833
|
Brown
|
3,055
|
40.95%
|
4,237
|
56.79%
|
169
|
2.27%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
-1,182
|
-15.84%
|
7,461
|
Butler
|
4,143
|
34.77%
|
7,454
|
62.55%
|
262
|
2.20%
|
57
|
0.48%
|
-3,311
|
-27.79%
|
11,916
|
Carroll
|
2,405
|
55.81%
|
1,746
|
40.52%
|
130
|
3.02%
|
28
|
0.65%
|
659
|
15.29%
|
4,309
|
Champaign
|
3,933
|
53.58%
|
3,049
|
41.53%
|
351
|
4.78%
|
8
|
0.11%
|
884
|
12.04%
|
7,341
|
Clark
|
7,128
|
51.79%
|
5,860
|
42.58%
|
761
|
5.53%
|
13
|
0.09%
|
1,268
|
9.21%
|
13,762
|
Clermont
|
4,097
|
48.17%
|
4,180
|
49.15%
|
207
|
2.43%
|
21
|
0.25%
|
-83
|
-0.98%
|
8,505
|
Clinton
|
3,816
|
59.53%
|
2,305
|
35.96%
|
289
|
4.51%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
1,511
|
23.57%
|
6,410
|
Columbiana
|
7,700
|
57.08%
|
5,154
|
38.21%
|
473
|
3.51%
|
163
|
1.21%
|
2,546
|
18.87%
|
13,490
|
Coshocton
|
2,768
|
42.21%
|
3,567
|
54.39%
|
223
|
3.40%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
-799
|
-12.18%
|
6,558
|
Crawford
|
2,681
|
33.58%
|
5,085
|
63.68%
|
185
|
2.32%
|
34
|
0.43%
|
-2,404
|
-30.11%
|
7,985
|
Cuyahoga
|
25,994
|
50.92%
|
23,949
|
46.92%
|
719
|
1.41%
|
384
|
0.75%
|
2,045
|
4.01%
|
51,046
|
Darke
|
4,267
|
41.84%
|
5,495
|
53.88%
|
424
|
4.16%
|
13
|
0.13%
|
-1,228
|
-12.04%
|
10,199
|
Defiance
|
2,245
|
37.23%
|
3,567
|
59.15%
|
176
|
2.92%
|
42
|
0.70%
|
-1,322
|
-21.92%
|
6,030
|
Delaware
|
3,432
|
49.66%
|
3,004
|
43.47%
|
450
|
6.51%
|
25
|
0.36%
|
428
|
6.19%
|
6,911
|
Erie
|
3,721
|
45.49%
|
4,322
|
52.84%
|
119
|
1.45%
|
17
|
0.21%
|
-601
|
-7.35%
|
8,179
|
Fairfield
|
3,058
|
37.64%
|
4,846
|
59.65%
|
220
|
2.71%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
-1,788
|
-22.01%
|
8,124
|
Fayette
|
3,316
|
58.44%
|
2,192
|
38.63%
|
164
|
2.89%
|
2
|
0.04%
|
1,124
|
19.81%
|
5,674
|
Franklin
|
13,453
|
47.59%
|
14,126
|
49.97%
|
603
|
2.13%
|
89
|
0.31%
|
-673
|
-2.38%
|
28,271
|
Fulton
|
2,901
|
55.72%
|
1,997
|
38.36%
|
288
|
5.53%
|
20
|
0.38%
|
904
|
17.36%
|
5,206
|
Gallia
|
3,651
|
61.33%
|
2,216
|
37.22%
|
86
|
1.44%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
1,435
|
24.11%
|
5,953
|
Geauga
|
2,712
|
71.80%
|
843
|
22.32%
|
216
|
5.72%
|
6
|
0.16%
|
1,869
|
49.48%
|
3,777
|
Greene
|
4,893
|
61.70%
|
2,682
|
33.82%
|
353
|
4.45%
|
2
|
0.03%
|
2,211
|
27.88%
|
7,930
|
Guernsey
|
3,560
|
54.40%
|
2,520
|
38.51%
|
450
|
6.88%
|
14
|
0.21%
|
1,040
|
15.89%
|
6,544
|
Hamilton
|
41,507
|
51.50%
|
37,661
|
46.73%
|
470
|
0.58%
|
953
|
1.18%
|
3,846
|
4.77%
|
80,591
|
Hancock
|
4,634
|
48.49%
|
4,539
|
47.49%
|
351
|
3.67%
|
33
|
0.35%
|
95
|
0.99%
|
9,557
|
Hardin
|
3,611
|
49.54%
|
3,339
|
45.81%
|
331
|
4.54%
|
8
|
0.11%
|
272
|
3.73%
|
7,289
|
Harrison
|
2,763
|
54.93%
|
1,927
|
38.31%
|
335
|
6.66%
|
5
|
0.10%
|
836
|
16.62%
|
5,030
|
Henry
|
2,047
|
35.29%
|
3,583
|
61.77%
|
168
|
2.90%
|
3
|
0.05%
|
-1,536
|
-26.48%
|
5,801
|
Highland
|
3,576
|
48.61%
|
3,489
|
47.42%
|
283
|
3.85%
|
9
|
0.12%
|
87
|
1.18%
|
7,357
|
Hocking
|
2,113
|
43.47%
|
2,541
|
52.27%
|
153
|
3.15%
|
54
|
1.11%
|
-428
|
-8.80%
|
4,861
|
Holmes
|
1,241
|
25.81%
|
3,388
|
70.45%
|
180
|
3.74%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
-2,147
|
-44.65%
|
4,809
|
Huron
|
4,392
|
53.35%
|
3,438
|
41.76%
|
356
|
4.32%
|
46
|
0.56%
|
954
|
11.59%
|
8,232
|
Jackson
|
3,570
|
53.67%
|
2,628
|
39.51%
|
249
|
3.74%
|
205
|
3.08%
|
942
|
14.16%
|
6,652
|
Jefferson
|
5,106
|
58.08%
|
3,293
|
37.46%
|
385
|
4.38%
|
7
|
0.08%
|
1,813
|
20.62%
|
8,791
|
Knox
|
3,588
|
48.68%
|
3,528
|
47.86%
|
248
|
3.36%
|
7
|
0.09%
|
60
|
0.81%
|
7,371
|
Lake
|
2,987
|
68.37%
|
1,157
|
26.48%
|
184
|
4.21%
|
41
|
0.94%
|
1,830
|
41.89%
|
4,369
|
Lawrence
|
4,713
|
59.54%
|
3,068
|
38.76%
|
135
|
1.71%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
1,645
|
20.78%
|
7,916
|
Licking
|
4,867
|
43.04%
|
6,199
|
54.82%
|
204
|
1.80%
|
37
|
0.33%
|
-1,332
|
-11.78%
|
11,307
|
Logan
|
4,115
|
59.34%
|
2,533
|
36.52%
|
283
|
4.08%
|
4
|
0.06%
|
1,582
|
22.81%
|
6,935
|
Lorain
|
5,235
|
57.32%
|
3,311
|
36.25%
|
583
|
6.38%
|
4
|
0.04%
|
1,924
|
21.07%
|
9,133
|
Lucas
|
9,443
|
51.29%
|
8,638
|
46.92%
|
290
|
1.58%
|
41
|
0.22%
|
805
|
4.37%
|
18,412
|
Madison
|
2,708
|
50.71%
|
2,376
|
44.49%
|
255
|
4.78%
|
1
|
0.02%
|
332
|
6.22%
|
5,340
|
Mahoning
|
6,162
|
51.31%
|
5,337
|
44.44%
|
439
|
3.66%
|
72
|
0.60%
|
825
|
6.87%
|
12,010
|
Marion
|
2,521
|
41.38%
|
3,297
|
54.12%
|
274
|
4.50%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
-776
|
-12.74%
|
6,092
|
Medina
|
3,333
|
58.08%
|
2,181
|
38.00%
|
224
|
3.90%
|
1
|
0.02%
|
1,152
|
20.07%
|
5,739
|
Meigs
|
3,989
|
60.41%
|
2,413
|
36.54%
|
195
|
2.95%
|
6
|
0.09%
|
1,576
|
23.87%
|
6,603
|
Mercer
|
1,841
|
30.01%
|
4,146
|
67.58%
|
134
|
2.18%
|
14
|
0.23%
|
-2,305
|
-37.57%
|
6,135
|
Miami
|
5,312
|
53.04%
|
4,258
|
42.51%
|
426
|
4.25%
|
20
|
0.20%
|
1,054
|
10.52%
|
10,016
|
Monroe
|
1,621
|
29.04%
|
3,886
|
69.63%
|
74
|
1.33%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
-2,265
|
-40.58%
|
5,581
|
Montgomery
|
12,491
|
47.89%
|
13,142
|
50.38%
|
431
|
1.65%
|
20
|
0.08%
|
-651
|
-2.50%
|
26,084
|
Morgan
|
2,531
|
53.97%
|
1,974
|
42.09%
|
183
|
3.90%
|
2
|
0.04%
|
557
|
11.88%
|
4,690
|
Morrow
|
2,514
|
51.02%
|
2,068
|
41.97%
|
306
|
6.21%
|
39
|
0.79%
|
446
|
9.05%
|
4,927
|
Muskingum
|
6,234
|
49.97%
|
5,884
|
47.17%
|
337
|
2.70%
|
20
|
0.16%
|
350
|
2.81%
|
12,475
|
Noble
|
2,515
|
53.18%
|
2,087
|
44.13%
|
90
|
1.90%
|
37
|
0.78%
|
428
|
9.05%
|
4,729
|
Ottawa
|
1,730
|
35.73%
|
3,065
|
63.30%
|
43
|
0.89%
|
4
|
0.08%
|
-1,335
|
-27.57%
|
4,842
|
Paulding
|
2,975
|
50.51%
|
2,781
|
47.22%
|
133
|
2.26%
|
1
|
0.02%
|
194
|
3.29%
|
5,890
|
Perry
|
3,528
|
49.16%
|
3,474
|
48.40%
|
145
|
2.02%
|
30
|
0.42%
|
54
|
0.75%
|
7,177
|
Pickaway
|
3,046
|
43.40%
|
3,831
|
54.58%
|
142
|
2.02%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
-785
|
-11.18%
|
7,019
|
Pike
|
1,769
|
43.90%
|
2,162
|
53.65%
|
91
|
2.26%
|
8
|
0.20%
|
-393
|
-9.75%
|
4,030
|
Portage
|
3,880
|
52.36%
|
3,260
|
43.99%
|
249
|
3.36%
|
21
|
0.28%
|
620
|
8.37%
|
7,410
|
Preble
|
3,157
|
49.06%
|
2,966
|
46.09%
|
312
|
4.85%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
191
|
2.97%
|
6,435
|
Putnam
|
2,355
|
34.61%
|
4,261
|
62.62%
|
169
|
2.48%
|
20
|
0.29%
|
-1,906
|
-28.01%
|
6,805
|
Richland
|
4,188
|
43.43%
|
5,198
|
53.90%
|
246
|
2.55%
|
12
|
0.12%
|
-1,010
|
-10.47%
|
9,644
|
Ross
|
4,942
|
50.70%
|
4,584
|
47.03%
|
217
|
2.23%
|
4
|
0.04%
|
358
|
3.67%
|
9,747
|
Sandusky
|
3,218
|
44.10%
|
3,917
|
53.68%
|
112
|
1.53%
|
50
|
0.69%
|
-699
|
-9.58%
|
7,297
|
Scioto
|
4,070
|
55.02%
|
3,075
|
41.57%
|
156
|
2.11%
|
96
|
1.30%
|
995
|
13.45%
|
7,397
|
Seneca
|
4,165
|
43.08%
|
5,232
|
54.12%
|
213
|
2.20%
|
58
|
0.60%
|
-1,067
|
-11.04%
|
9,668
|
Shelby
|
2,447
|
39.67%
|
3,597
|
58.32%
|
119
|
1.93%
|
5
|
0.08%
|
-1,150
|
-18.64%
|
6,168
|
Stark
|
8,763
|
47.29%
|
9,094
|
49.07%
|
543
|
2.93%
|
131
|
0.71%
|
-331
|
-1.79%
|
18,531
|
Summit
|
6,455
|
51.43%
|
5,495
|
43.78%
|
499
|
3.98%
|
103
|
0.82%
|
960
|
7.65%
|
12,552
|
Trumbull
|
6,299
|
62.47%
|
3,177
|
31.51%
|
573
|
5.68%
|
34
|
0.34%
|
3,122
|
30.96%
|
10,083
|
Tuscarawas
|
4,730
|
45.23%
|
5,484
|
52.44%
|
228
|
2.18%
|
15
|
0.14%
|
-754
|
-7.21%
|
10,457
|
Union
|
3,468
|
58.53%
|
2,224
|
37.54%
|
219
|
3.70%
|
14
|
0.24%
|
1,244
|
21.00%
|
5,925
|
Van Wert
|
3,411
|
48.18%
|
3,398
|
48.00%
|
269
|
3.80%
|
1
|
0.01%
|
13
|
0.18%
|
7,079
|
Vinton
|
1,832
|
48.93%
|
1,865
|
49.81%
|
43
|
1.15%
|
4
|
0.11%
|
-33
|
-0.88%
|
3,744
|
Warren
|
4,173
|
59.78%
|
2,598
|
37.22%
|
209
|
2.99%
|
1
|
0.01%
|
1,575
|
22.56%
|
6,981
|
Washington
|
4,921
|
51.24%
|
4,446
|
46.29%
|
218
|
2.27%
|
19
|
0.20%
|
475
|
4.95%
|
9,604
|
Wayne
|
4,161
|
43.77%
|
4,888
|
51.41%
|
448
|
4.71%
|
10
|
0.11%
|
-727
|
-7.65%
|
9,507
|
Williams
|
3,071
|
48.99%
|
2,977
|
47.50%
|
172
|
2.74%
|
48
|
0.77%
|
94
|
1.50%
|
6,268
|
Wood
|
5,199
|
51.68%
|
4,431
|
44.05%
|
380
|
3.78%
|
50
|
0.50%
|
768
|
7.63%
|
10,060
|
Wyandot
|
2,256
|
41.64%
|
2,981
|
55.02%
|
177
|
3.27%
|
4
|
0.07%
|
-725
|
-13.38%
|
5,418
|
Totals |
416,055 |
49.57% |
395,456 |
47.11% |
24,356 |
2.90% |
3,491 |
0.42% |
20,599 |
2.45% |
839,358
|
See also
References
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