United States presidential election in West Virginia, 1888

United States presidential election in West Virginia, 1888

November 6, 1888
Turnout	25.78% of the total population 4.41 pp[1]
Nominee Grover Cleveland Benjamin Harrison Party Democratic Republican Home state New York Indiana Running mate Allen Thurman Levi P. Morton Electoral vote 6 0 Popular vote 78,677 78,171 Percentage 49.35% 49.03%
President before election Grover Cleveland Democratic Elected President Benjamin Harrison Republican

Elections in West Virginia
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The 1888 United States presidential election in West Virginia took place on November 6, 1888, as part of the 1888 United States presidential election. West Virginia voters chose six representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president^[2].

West Virginia was won by the incumbent President Grover Cleveland (D–New York), running with the former Senator and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio Allen G. Thurman, with 49.35% of the popular vote, against former Senator Benjamin Harrison (R-Indiana), running with Levi P. Morton, the 31st governor of New York, with 49.03% of the vote.^[2]

The Union Labor Party chose Alson Streeter, a former Illinois state representative, and Charles E. Cunningham as their presidential and vice-presidential candidates and received 0.95% of the vote. The Prohibition Party ran brigadier general Clinton B. Fisk and John A. Brooks and received 0.68% of the vote.

Results

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