1888 Transvaal presidential election

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{{Infobox election

| country = South African Republic

| type = presidential

| previous_election = 1883 Transvaal presidential election

| previous_year = 1883

| election_date = 1888

| next_election = 1893 Transvaal presidential election

| next_year = 1893

| image1 = Kruger c 1880.jpg

| nominee1 = Paul Kruger

| popular_vote1 = 4,483

| percentage1 = 84.31%

| image2 = Pjjoubert.jpg

| nominee2 = Piet Joubert

| popular_vote2 = 834

| percentage2 = 15.69%

| title = President

| before_election = Paul Kruger

| after_election = Paul Kruger

}}

Presidential elections were held in the South African Republic in 1888.[http://ia700303.us.archive.org//load_djvu_applet.php?file=26/items/EncyclopaediaBritannica1911HQDJVU/Encyclopedia_Britannica_15_Italy_-_Kyshtym.djvu Encyclopædia Britannica] 1911, p931 The result was a victory for Paul Kruger, who defeated Piet Joubert by a wide margin.Francis Hugh De Souza (2004) A question of treason Kiaat Creations, p38