United States presidential election in Vermont, 1888

United States presidential election in Vermont, 1888

November 6, 1888

 
Nominee Benjamin Harrison Grover Cleveland
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Indiana New York
Running mate Levi P. Morton Allen G. Thurman
Electoral vote 4 0
Popular vote 45,192 16,788
Percentage 69.05% 25.65%

President before election

Grover Cleveland
Democratic

Elected President

Benjamin Harrison
Republican

The 1888 United States presidential election in Vermont took place on November 6, 1888, as part of the 1888 United States presidential election. Voters chose 4 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Vermont voted for the Republican nominee, Benjamin Harrison, over the Democratic nominee, incumbent President Grover Cleveland. Harrison won Vermont by a margin of 43.40%.

With 69.05% of the popular vote, Vermont would be Harrison's strongest victory in terms of percentage in the popular vote[1].

Vice President-elect Levi P. Morton was born in Vermont. More specifically, in Shoreham.

Results

United States presidential election in Vermont, 1888[2]
Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote
Count % Count %
Republican Benjamin Harrison of Indiana Levi Parsons Morton of New York 45,192 69.05% 4 100.00%
Democratic Grover Cleveland of New York Allen Granberry Thurman of Ohio 16,788 25.65% 0 0.00%
Labor Alson Streeter of Illinois Charles E. Cunningham of Arkansas 1,977 3.02% 0 0.00%
Prohibition Clinton Bowen Fisk of New Jersey John Anderson Brooks of Missouri 1,460 2.23% 0 0.00%
N/A Others Others 35 0.05% 0 0.00%
Total 65,452 100.00% 4 100.00%

Results by County

County Harrison Votes Cleveland Votes Others Votes Total
Addison County82.8%4,03612.7%6184.6%2224,876
Bennington County60.7%2,49727.4%1,12811.8%4874,112
Caledonia County65.8%3,08326.7%1,2497.5%3524,684
Chittenden County65.6%4,14930.7%1,9403.8%2376,326
Essex County61.6%90734.1%5024.3%631,472
Franklin County67.3%3,12129.0%1,3433.7%1714,635
Grand Isle County71.8%46527.8%1800.5%3648
Lamoille County74.1%1,79722.4%5433.5%852,425
Orange County62.6%7,29228.6%1,2778.8%3904,459
Orleans County73.6%3,03617.5%7248.9%3684,128
Rutland County68.6%6,08827.2%2,4174.2%3738,878
Washington County64.7%3,71533.0%1,8922.4%1355,742
Windham County69.8%4,34424.4%1,5185.9%3666,228
Windsor County75.5%5,16321.3%1,4573.2%2206,840

References

  1. "1888 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  2. "1888 Presidential General Election Results - Vermont". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
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