1888 United States presidential election in Oregon
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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1888 United States presidential election in Oregon
| country = Oregon
| flag_year = 1888
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1884 United States presidential election in Oregon
| previous_year = 1884
| next_election = 1892 United States presidential election in Oregon
| 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 = 3
| popular_vote1 = 33,291
| percentage1 = 53.82%
| 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 = 26,522
| percentage2 = 42.88%
| map_image = Oregon Presidential Election Results 1888.svg
| map_size = 375px
| map_caption = County Results
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{{col-2}}
Harrison
{{legend|#f2b3be|40-50%}}
{{legend|#e27f90|50-60%}}
{{legend|#cc2f4a|60-70%}}
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Cleveland
{{legend|#b9d7ff|40-50%}}
{{legend|#86b6f2|50-60%}}
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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 Oregon sidebar}}
The 1888 United States presidential election in Oregon took place on November 6, 1888, as part of the 1888 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Oregon voted for the Republican nominee, Benjamin Harrison, over the Democratic nominee, incumbent President Grover Cleveland. Harrison won the state by a margin of 10.94%.
Results
{{Election box runningmate begin | title=1888 United States presidential election in Oregon{{cite web|title=1888 Presidential General Election Results - Oregon|url=https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=41&year=1888&f=1&off=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 = 33,291
|percentage = 53.82%
|ev = 3
|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 = 26,522
|percentage = 42.88%
|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 = 1,677
|percentage = 2.71%
|ev = 0
|evprct = 0.00%
}}
{{Election box US candidate
|party = Union Labor Party
|candidate = Alson Streeter{{cite news |url=https://www.genealogybank.com/nbshare/AC01101116010313182821704332184 |title=The Union Labor Ticket |work=The Morning Oregonian |location=Portland |date=1888-10-31 |page=3 }}
|homestate = Illinois
|vp_name = Charles E. Cunningham
|vp_state = Arkansas
|votes = 363
|percentage = 0.59%
|ev = 0
|evprct = 0.00%
}}
{{Election runningmate box total|
|votes = 61,853
|percentage = 100.00%
|ev = 3
|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 Streeter ! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Margin ! style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| Total votes cast |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Baker | {{party shading/Republican}}| 843 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 52.46% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 747 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 46.48% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 9 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 0.56% | {{party shading/Other}}| 8 | {{party shading/Other}}| 0.50% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 96 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 5.97% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,607 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Benton | {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,206 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 53.36% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 969 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 42.88% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 66 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 2.92% | {{party shading/Other}}| 19 | {{party shading/Other}}| 0.84% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 237 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 10.49% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,260 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Clackamas | {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,527 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 56.39% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,005 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 37.11% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 56 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 2.07% | {{party shading/Other}}| 120 | {{party shading/Other}}| 4.43% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 522 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 19.28% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,708 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Clatsop | {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,060 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 60.30% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 647 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 36.80% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 51 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 2.90% | {{party shading/Other}}| 0 | {{party shading/Other}}| 0.00% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 413 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 23.49% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,758 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Columbia | {{party shading/Republican}}| 611 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 63.71% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 335 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 34.93% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 8 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 0.83% | {{party shading/Other}}| 5 | {{party shading/Other}}| 0.52% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 276 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 28.78% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 959 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Coos | {{party shading/Republican}}| 906 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 50.42% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 779 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 43.35% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 83 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 4.62% | {{party shading/Other}}| 29 | {{party shading/Other}}| 1.61% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 127 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 7.07% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,797 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Crook | {{party shading/Republican}}| 438 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 44.83% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 522 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 53.43% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 17 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 1.74% | {{party shading/Other}}| 0 | {{party shading/Other}}| 0.00% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| -84 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| -8.60% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 977 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Curry | {{party shading/Republican}}| 234 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 62.07% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 143 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 37.93% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 0 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 0.00% | {{party shading/Other}}| 0 | {{party shading/Other}}| 0.00% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 91 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 24.14% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 377 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Douglas | {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,305 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 51.72% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,117 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 44.27% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 97 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 3.84% | {{party shading/Other}}| 4 | {{party shading/Other}}| 0.16% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 188 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 7.45% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,523 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Gilliam | {{party shading/Republican}}| 601 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 56.97% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 440 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 41.71% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 8 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 0.76% | {{party shading/Other}}| 6 | {{party shading/Other}}| 0.57% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 161 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 15.26% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,055 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Grant | {{party shading/Republican}}| 971 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 50.13% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 933 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 48.17% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 29 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 1.50% | {{party shading/Other}}| 4 | {{party shading/Other}}| 0.21% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 38 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 1.96% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,937 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Jackson | {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,181 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 45.81% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,320 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 51.20% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 64 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 2.48% | {{party shading/Other}}| 13 | {{party shading/Other}}| 0.50% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| -139 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| -5.39% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,578 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Josephine | {{party shading/Republican}}| 535 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 50.09% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 528 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 49.44% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 4 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 0.37% | {{party shading/Other}}| 1 | {{party shading/Other}}| 0.09% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 7 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 0.66% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,068 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Klamath | {{party shading/Republican}}| 315 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 43.03% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 405 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 55.33% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 10 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 1.37% | {{party shading/Other}}| 2 | {{party shading/Other}}| 0.27% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| -90 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| -12.30% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 732 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Lake | {{party shading/Republican}}| 358 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 48.58% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 371 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 50.34% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 8 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 1.09% | {{party shading/Other}}| 0 | {{party shading/Other}}| 0.00% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| -13 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| -1.76% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 737 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Lane | {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,593 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 51.60% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,368 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 44.31% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 89 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 2.88% | {{party shading/Other}}| 37 | {{party shading/Other}}| 1.20% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 225 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 7.29% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 3,087 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Linn | {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,603 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 47.51% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,633 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 48.40% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 128 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 3.79% | {{party shading/Other}}| 10 | {{party shading/Other}}| 0.30% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| -30 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| -0.89% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 3,374 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Malheur | {{party shading/Republican}}| 330 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 49.40% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 303 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 45.36% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 14 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 2.10% | {{party shading/Other}}| 21 | {{party shading/Other}}| 3.14% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 27 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 4.04% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 668 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Marion | {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,235 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 54.08% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,567 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 37.91% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 329 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 7.96% | {{party shading/Other}}| 2 | {{party shading/Other}}| 0.05% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 668 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 16.16% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 4,133 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Morrow | {{party shading/Republican}}| 598 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 53.44% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 479 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 42.81% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 35 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 3.13% | {{party shading/Other}}| 7 | {{party shading/Other}}| 0.63% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 119 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 10.63% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,119 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Multnomah | {{party shading/Republican}}| 6,250 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 59.83% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 3,996 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 38.25% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 125 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 1.20% | {{party shading/Other}}| 76 | {{party shading/Other}}| 0.73% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,254 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 21.58% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 10,447 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Polk | {{party shading/Republican}}| 785 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 49.53% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 729 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 45.99% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 71 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 4.48% | {{party shading/Other}}| 0 | {{party shading/Other}}| 0.00% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 56 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 3.53% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,585 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Tillamook | {{party shading/Republican}}| 393 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 62.28% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 220 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 34.87% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 18 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 2.85% | {{party shading/Other}}| 0 | {{party shading/Other}}| 0.00% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 173 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 27.42% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 631 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Umatilla | {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,523 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 47.52% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,551 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 48.39% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 102 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 3.18% | {{party shading/Other}}| 29 | {{party shading/Other}}| 0.90% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| -28 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| -0.87% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 3,205 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Union | {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,303 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 51.10% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,223 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 47.96% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 24 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 0.94% | {{party shading/Other}}| 0 | {{party shading/Other}}| 0.00% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 80 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 3.14% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,550 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Wallowa | {{party shading/Republican}}| 455 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 58.71% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 306 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 39.48% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 14 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 1.81% | {{party shading/Other}}| 0 | {{party shading/Other}}| 0.00% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 149 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 19.23% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 775 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Wasco | {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,595 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 58.53% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,054 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 38.68% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 72 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 2.64% | {{party shading/Other}}| 4 | {{party shading/Other}}| 0.15% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 541 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 19.85% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,725 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Washington | {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,249 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 57.93% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 838 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 38.87% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 66 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 3.06% | {{party shading/Other}}| 3 | {{party shading/Other}}| 0.14% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 411 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 19.06% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,156 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Yamhill | {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,298 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 54.33% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 994 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 41.61% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 79 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 3.31% | {{party shading/Other}}| 18 | {{party shading/Other}}| 0.75% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 304 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 12.72% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,389 |
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!Totals!!33,301!!53.78%!!26,522!!42.83%!!1,676!!2.71%!!418!!0.68%!!6,779!!10.95%!!61,917 |
See also
Notes
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References
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{{Oregon elections}}
{{State Results of the 1888 U.S. presidential election}}