1888 United States presidential election in Maine
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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1888 United States presidential election in Maine
| country = Maine
| flag_image = Flag of the United States (1877–1890).svg
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1884 United States presidential election in Maine
| previous_year = 1884
| next_election = 1892 United States presidential election in Maine
| next_year = 1892
| election_date = November 6, 1888
| image_size = x200px
| image1 = Benjamin Harrison 1896.jpg
| nominee1 = Benjamin Harrison
| party1 = Republican Party (United States)
| home_state1 = Indiana
| running_mate1 = Levi P. Morton
| electoral_vote1 = 6
| popular_vote1 = 73,730
| percentage1 = 57.49%
| image2 = StephenGroverCleveland.jpg
| nominee2 = Grover Cleveland
| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)
| home_state2 = New York
| running_mate2 = Allen G. Thurman
| electoral_vote2 = 0
| popular_vote2 = 50,472
| percentage2 = 39.35%
| map_image = Maine Presidential Election Results 1888.svg
| map_size = 300px
| map_caption = County Results
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Harrison
{{legend|#e27f90|50-60%}}
{{legend|#cc2f4a|60-70%}}
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| title = President
| before_election = Grover Cleveland
| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)
| after_election = Benjamin Harrison
| after_party = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Elections in Maine sidebar}}
The 1888 United States presidential election in Maine took place on November 6, 1888, as part of the 1888 United States presidential election. Voters chose six representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Maine voted for the Republican nominee, Benjamin Harrison, over the Democratic nominee, incumbent President Grover Cleveland. Harrison won the state by a margin of 18.14%.
With 57.49% of the popular vote, Maine would prove to be Harrison's third strongest victory in terms of percentage in the popular vote after Vermont and Nevada.{{cite web|url=https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/stats.php?year=1888&f=1&off=0&elect=0|title=1888 Presidential Election Statistics|publisher=Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|access-date=2018-03-05}}
Results
{{Election box runningmate begin | title=1888 United States presidential election in Maine{{cite web|title=1888 Presidential General Election Results - Maine|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1888&fips=23&f=1&off=0&elect=0|publisher=U.S. Election Atlas|access-date=23 December 2013}}}}
{{Election box US candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Benjamin Harrison
|homestate = Indiana
|vp_name = Levi Parsons Morton
|vp_state = New York
|votes = 73,730
|percentage = 57.49%
|ev = 6
|evprct = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box US candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Grover Cleveland
|homestate = New York (incumbent)
|vp_name = Allen Granberry Thurman
|vp_state = Ohio
|votes = 50,472
|percentage = 39.35%
|ev = 0
|evprct = 0.00%
}}
{{Election box US candidate with party link|
|party = Prohibition Party
|candidate = Clinton Bowen Fisk
|homestate = New Jersey
|vp_name = John Anderson Brooks
|vp_state = Missouri
|votes = 2,691
|percentage = 2.10%
|ev = 0
|evprct = 0.00%
}}
{{Election box US candidate with party link|
|party = Labor Party (United States, 19th century)
|candidate = Alson Streeter
|homestate = Illinois
|vp_name = Charles E. Cunningham
|vp_state = Arkansas
|votes = 1,344
|percentage = 1.05%
|ev = 0
|evprct = 0.00%
}}
{{Election box US candidate|
|party = N/A
|candidate = Others
|vp_name = Others
|votes = 16
|percentage = 0.01%
|ev = 0
|evprct = 0.00%
}}
{{Election runningmate box total|
|votes = 128,253
|percentage = 100.00%
|ev = 6
|evprct = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Results by county=
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| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| County
! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Benjamin HarrisonGéoelections; [http://geoelections.free.fr/USA/elec_comtes/1888.htm Presidential election of 1888 Popular Vote] (xlsx file for €15) ! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Stephen Grover Cleveland ! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Clinton Bowen FiskGéoelections; [http://geoelections.free.fr/USA/elec_comtes/1888fisk.htm Popular Vote for Clinton Fisk] (xlsx file for €15) ! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Alson Jenness Streeter ! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Various candidates ! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Margin ! style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| Total votes cast |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Androscoggin | {{party shading/Republican}}| 4,893 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 54.99% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 3,585 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 40.29% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 219 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 2.46% | {{party shading/Union Labor}}| 201 | {{party shading/Union Labor}}| 2.26% | {{party shading/Others}}| | {{party shading/Others}}| | {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,308 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 14.70% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 8,898 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Aroostook | {{party shading/Republican}}| 3,365 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 60.73% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,808 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 32.63% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 360 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 6.50% | {{party shading/Union Labor}}| 8 | {{party shading/Union Labor}}| 0.14% | {{party shading/Others}}| | {{party shading/Others}}| | {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,557 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 28.10% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 5,541 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Cumberland | {{party shading/Republican}}| 9,880 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 53.80% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 7,975 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 43.43% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 458 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 2.49% | {{party shading/Union Labor}}| 50 | {{party shading/Union Labor}}| 0.27% | {{party shading/Others}}| | {{party shading/Others}}| | {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,905 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 10.37% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 18,363 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Franklin | {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,485 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 60.95% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,518 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 37.23% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 53 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 1.30% | {{party shading/Union Labor}}| 21 | {{party shading/Union Labor}}| 0.52% | {{party shading/Others}}| | {{party shading/Others}}| | {{party shading/Republican}}| 967 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 23.72% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 4,077 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Hancock | {{party shading/Republican}}| 4,160 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 58.94% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,772 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 39.27% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 57 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 0.81% | {{party shading/Union Labor}}| 69 | {{party shading/Union Labor}}| 0.98% | {{party shading/Others}}| | {{party shading/Others}}| | {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,388 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 19.67% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 7,058 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Kennebec | {{party shading/Republican}}| 7,453 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 62.46% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 4,139 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 34.69% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 221 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 1.85% | {{party shading/Union Labor}}| 119 | {{party shading/Union Labor}}| 1.00% | {{party shading/Others}}| | {{party shading/Others}}| | {{party shading/Republican}}| 3,314 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 27.77% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 11,932 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Knox | {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,965 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 52.28% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,290 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 40.38% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 99 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 1.75% | {{party shading/Union Labor}}| 317 | {{party shading/Union Labor}}| 5.59% | {{party shading/Others}}| | {{party shading/Others}}| | {{party shading/Republican}}| 675 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 11.90% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 5,671 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Lincoln | {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,436 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 56.25% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,801 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 41.58% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 84 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 1.94% | {{party shading/Union Labor}}| 10 | {{party shading/Union Labor}}| 0.23% | {{party shading/Others}}| | {{party shading/Others}}| | {{party shading/Republican}}| 635 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 14.66% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 4,331 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Oxford | {{party shading/Republican}}| 4,349 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 57.82% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,951 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 39.24% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 141 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 1.87% | {{party shading/Union Labor}}| 80 | {{party shading/Union Labor}}| 1.06% | {{party shading/Others}}| | {{party shading/Others}}| | {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,398 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 18.59% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 7,521 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Penobscot | {{party shading/Republican}}| 7,873 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 57.97% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 5,292 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 38.97% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 338 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 2.49% | {{party shading/Union Labor}}| 77 | {{party shading/Union Labor}}| 0.57% | {{party shading/Others}}| | {{party shading/Others}}| | {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,581 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 19.01% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 13,580 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Piscataquis | {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,091 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 60.35% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,297 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 37.43% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 77 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 2.22% | {{party shading/Union Labor}}| 0 | {{party shading/Union Labor}}| 0.00% | {{party shading/Others}}| | {{party shading/Others}}| | {{party shading/Republican}}| 794 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 22.91% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 3,465 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Sagadahoc | {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,536 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 63.24% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,246 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 31.07% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 116 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 2.89% | {{party shading/Union Labor}}| 112 | {{party shading/Union Labor}}| 2.79% | {{party shading/Others}}| | {{party shading/Others}}| | {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,290 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 32.17% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 4,010 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Somerset | {{party shading/Republican}}| 4,572 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 60.32% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,851 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 37.61% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 97 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 1.28% | {{party shading/Union Labor}}| 60 | {{party shading/Union Labor}}| 0.79% | {{party shading/Others}}| | {{party shading/Others}}| | {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,721 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 22.70% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 7,580 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Waldo | {{party shading/Republican}}| 3,123 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 54.00% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,504 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 43.30% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 81 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 1.40% | {{party shading/Union Labor}}| 75 | {{party shading/Union Labor}}| 1.30% | {{party shading/Others}}| | {{party shading/Others}}| | {{party shading/Republican}}| 619 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 10.70% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 5,783 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Washington | {{party shading/Republican}}| 4,298 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 58.89% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,876 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 39.41% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 40 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 0.55% | {{party shading/Union Labor}}| 84 | {{party shading/Union Labor}}| 1.15% | {{party shading/Others}}| | {{party shading/Others}}| | {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,422 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 19.48% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 7,298 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| York | {{party shading/Republican}}| 7,255 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 55.20% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 5,576 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 42.43% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 250 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 1.90% | {{party shading/Union Labor}}| 61 | {{party shading/Union Labor}}| 0.46% | {{party shading/Others}}| | {{party shading/Others}}| | {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,679 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 12.78% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 13,142 |
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!!!73,734!!57.49%!!50,481!!39.36%!!2,691!!2.10%!!1,344!!1.05%!!16{{efn|These sixteen scattered votes were not reported by county but only as a statewide total}}!!0.01%!!23,253!!18.13%!!128,250 |
See also
Notes
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References
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{{Maine elections}}
{{State Results of the 1888 U.S. presidential election}}