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1888 United States presidential election in Nevada

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1888 United States presidential election in Nevada

← 1884 November 6, 1888 1892 →
 
Nominee Benjamin Harrison Grover Cleveland
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Indiana New York
Running mate Levi P. Morton Allen G. Thurman
Electoral vote 3 0
Popular vote 7,088 5,149
Percentage 57.73% 41.94%

County Results

President before election

Grover Cleveland
Democratic

Elected President

Benjamin Harrison
Republican

The 1888 United States presidential election in Nevada took place on November 6, 1888, as part of the 1888 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Nevada voted for the Republican nominee, Benjamin Harrison, over the Democratic nominee, incumbent President Grover Cleveland. Harrison won the state by a margin of 15.79%.

With 57.73% of the popular vote, Nevada would prove to be Harrison's second strongest victory in terms of percentage in the popular vote after Vermont.[1]

Results

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General Election Results[2]
Party Pledged to Elector Votes
Republican Party Benjamin Harrison G. F. Turrittin 7,088
Republican Party Benjamin Harrison E. N. Robinson 7,087
Republican Party Benjamin Harrison A. C. Cleveland 7,079
Democratic Party Grover Cleveland James A. Hardin 5,149
Democratic Party Grover Cleveland Theodore Winters 5,126
Democratic Party Grover Cleveland C. C. Thomas 5,107
Prohibition Party Clinton B. Fisk Abram Banta 41
Prohibition Party Clinton B. Fisk Charles Chenoweth 41
Prohibition Party Clinton B. Fisk J. R. Hammond 41
Votes cast[a] 12,278

Results by county

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Benjamin Harrison
Republican
Grover Cleveland
Democratic
Clinton B. Fisk
Prohibition
Margin Total votes cast[b]
County # % # % # % # %
Churchill 86 49.14% 89 50.86% 0 0.00% -3 -1.71% 175
Douglas 269 64.20% 144 34.37% 6 1.43% 125 29.83% 419
Elko 793 53.08% 695 46.52% 6 0.40% 98 6.56% 1,494
Esmeralda 413 60.74% 265 38.97% 2 0.29% 148 21.76% 680
Eureka 607 62.97% 356 36.93% 1 0.10% 251 26.04% 964
Humboldt 430 47.36% 467 51.43% 11 1.21% -37 -4.07% 908
Lander 374 58.07% 270 41.93% 0 0.00% 104 16.15% 644
Lincoln[c] 150 45.87% 177 54.13% 0 0.00% -27 -8.26% 327
Lyon 449 63.06% 263 36.94% 0 0.00% 186 26.12% 712
Nye 137 69.54% 60 30.46% 0 0.00% 77 39.09% 197
Ormsby 570 61.69% 354 38.31% 0 0.00% 216 23.38% 924
Storey 1,611 56.49% 1,241 43.51% 0 0.00% 370 12.97% 2,852
Washoe 902 57.42% 655 41.69% 14 0.89% 247 15.72% 1,571
White Pine 386 64.33% 213 35.50% 1 0.17% 173 28.83% 600
Totals[d] 7,088 57.73% 5,149 41.94% 41 0.33% 1,939 15.55% 12,278

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Based on totals for highest elector on each ticket
  2. ^ Based on highest elector on each ticket
  3. ^ The return from this county arrived too late to be included in the official canvass
  4. ^ Does not include the votes from Lincoln County

References

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  1. ^ "1888 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  2. ^ Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada for the Two Years Ending December 31, 1892. Carson City, Nevada: State Printing Office. p. 104. Retrieved July 8, 2024.