The 1888 United States presidential election in California refers to how California participated in the 1888 United States presidential election. California narrowly voted for the Republican challenger, former Indiana United States Senate Benjamin Harrison, over the Democratic incumbent, Grover Cleveland.
Results
| United States presidential election in California, 1888[1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Republican | Benjamin Harrison | 124,816 | 49.66% | 8 | |
| Democratic | Grover Cleveland (incumbent) | 117,729 | 46.84% | 0 | |
| Prohibition | Clinton B. Fisk | 5,761 | 2.29% | 0 | |
| American | James Curtis | 1,591 | 0.63% | 0 | |
| No party | Write-ins | 1,442 | 0.57% | 0 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | — | ||||
| Totals | 251,339 | 100.00% | 8 | ||
| Voter turnout | — | ||||
References
- ^ "1888 Presidential General Election Results - California". Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas. http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1888&fips=6&f=1&off=0&elect=0&minper=0. Retrieved on 2008-08-25.
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