1888 United States presidential election in Wisconsin
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The 1888 United States presidential election in Wisconsin was held on November 6, 1888 as part of the 1888 United States presidential election. State voters chose 11 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Republican Party candidate Benjamin Harrison won Wisconsin with 49.79 percent of the popular vote, winning the state's eleven electoral votes.[1]
Results
| Presidential Candidate | Running Mate | Party | Electoral Vote (EV) | Popular Vote (PV) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Harrison of Indiana | Levi P. Morton | Republican | 11 | 176,553 | 49.79% |
| Grover Cleveland (incumbent) | Allen G. Thurman | Democratic | 0 | 155,232 | 43.77% |
| Clinton B. Fisk | John A. Brooks | Prohibition | 0 | 14,277 | 4.03% |
| Alson Streeter | Charles E. Cunningham | Union Labor | 0 | 8,552 | 2.41% |
Results by county
| County | Benjamin Harrison Republican |
Stephen Grover Cleveland Democratic |
Clinton Bowen Fisk Prohibition |
Alson Jenness Streeter Union Labor |
Margin | Total votes cast | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Adams | 1,102 | 71.14% | 426 | 27.50% | 16 | 1.03% | 5 | 0.32% | 676 | 43.64% | 1,549 |
| Ashland | 2,868 | 55.61% | 2,233 | 43.30% | 56 | 1.09% | 0 | 0.00% | 635 | 12.31% | 5,157 |
| Barron | 1,800 | 60.52% | 885 | 29.76% | 283 | 9.52% | 6 | 0.20% | 915 | 30.77% | 2,974 |
| Bayfield | 1,205 | 62.11% | 708 | 36.49% | 27 | 1.39% | 0 | 0.00% | 497 | 25.62% | 1,940 |
| Brown | 2,655 | 41.24% | 3,554 | 55.20% | 133 | 2.07% | 96 | 1.49% | -899 | -13.96% | 6,438 |
| Buffalo | 1,754 | 55.26% | 1,331 | 41.93% | 88 | 2.77% | 1 | 0.03% | 423 | 13.33% | 3,174 |
| Burnett | 490 | 62.10% | 69 | 8.75% | 230 | 29.15% | 0 | 0.00% | 260[a] | 32.95% | 789 |
| Calumet | 952 | 30.47% | 1,984 | 63.51% | 46 | 1.47% | 142 | 4.55% | -1,032 | -33.03% | 3,124 |
| Chippewa | 2,685 | 49.05% | 2,506 | 45.78% | 283 | 5.17% | 0 | 0.00% | 179 | 3.27% | 5,474 |
| Clark | 2,260 | 60.70% | 1,297 | 34.84% | 144 | 3.87% | 22 | 0.59% | 963 | 25.87% | 3,723 |
| Columbia | 3,509 | 53.45% | 2,650 | 40.37% | 393 | 5.99% | 13 | 0.20% | 859 | 13.08% | 6,565 |
| Crawford | 1,799 | 51.89% | 1,564 | 45.11% | 62 | 1.79% | 42 | 1.21% | 235 | 6.78% | 3,467 |
| Dane | 6,827 | 47.60% | 6,426 | 44.81% | 1,082 | 7.54% | 6 | 0.04% | 401 | 2.80% | 14,341 |
| Dodge | 3,186 | 33.59% | 6,046 | 63.75% | 212 | 2.24% | 40 | 0.42% | -2,860 | -30.16% | 9,484 |
| Door | 1,688 | 61.09% | 1,018 | 36.84% | 55 | 1.99% | 2 | 0.07% | 670 | 24.25% | 2,763 |
| Douglas | 1,183 | 59.66% | 778 | 39.23% | 19 | 0.96% | 3 | 0.15% | 405 | 20.42% | 1,983 |
| Dunn | 2,531 | 63.74% | 1,299 | 32.71% | 50 | 1.26% | 91 | 2.29% | 1,232 | 31.02% | 3,971 |
| Eau Claire | 3,203 | 51.08% | 2,412 | 38.47% | 493 | 7.86% | 162 | 2.58% | 791 | 12.62% | 6,270 |
| Florence | 321 | 57.12% | 227 | 40.39% | 3 | 0.53% | 11 | 1.96% | 94 | 16.73% | 562 |
| Fond du Lac | 4,511 | 45.94% | 4,910 | 50.01% | 297 | 3.02% | 101 | 1.03% | -399 | -4.06% | 9,819 |
| Forest | 234 | 50.87% | 217 | 47.17% | 9 | 1.96% | 0 | 0.00% | 17 | 3.70% | 460 |
| Grant | 4,242 | 51.74% | 3,414 | 41.64% | 449 | 5.48% | 94 | 1.15% | 828 | 10.10% | 8,199 |
| Green | 2,659 | 49.11% | 2,098 | 38.75% | 440 | 8.13% | 217 | 4.01% | 561 | 10.36% | 5,414 |
| Green Lake | 1,702 | 52.42% | 1,415 | 43.58% | 125 | 3.85% | 5 | 0.15% | 287 | 8.84% | 3,247 |
| Iowa | 2,484 | 47.75% | 2,257 | 43.39% | 461 | 8.86% | 0 | 0.00% | 227 | 4.36% | 5,202 |
| Jackson | 2,090 | 62.74% | 986 | 29.60% | 255 | 7.66% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,104 | 33.14% | 3,331 |
| Jefferson | 2,994 | 39.96% | 4,282 | 57.15% | 204 | 2.72% | 13 | 0.17% | -1,288 | -17.19% | 7,493 |
| Juneau | 2,066 | 52.62% | 1,666 | 42.44% | 183 | 4.66% | 11 | 0.28% | 400 | 10.19% | 3,926 |
| Kenosha | 1,684 | 48.56% | 1,681 | 48.47% | 102 | 2.94% | 1 | 0.03% | 3 | 0.09% | 3,468 |
| Kewaunee | 849 | 29.01% | 2,077 | 70.96% | 1 | 0.03% | 0 | 0.00% | -1,228 | -41.95% | 2,927 |
| La Crosse | 4,128 | 48.25% | 3,901 | 45.59% | 394 | 4.60% | 133 | 1.55% | 227 | 2.65% | 8,556 |
| Lafayette | 2,564 | 50.16% | 2,275 | 44.50% | 268 | 5.24% | 5 | 0.10% | 289 | 5.65% | 5,112 |
| Langlade | 774 | 37.54% | 1,192 | 57.81% | 96 | 4.66% | 0 | 0.00% | -418 | -20.27% | 2,062 |
| Lincoln | 1,138 | 47.62% | 1,032 | 43.18% | 107 | 4.48% | 113 | 4.73% | 106 | 4.44% | 2,390 |
| Manitowoc | 2,703 | 38.25% | 4,218 | 59.69% | 19 | 0.27% | 127 | 1.80% | -1,515 | -21.44% | 7,067 |
| Marathon | 2,122 | 36.38% | 3,365 | 57.69% | 42 | 0.72% | 304 | 5.21% | -1,243 | -21.31% | 5,833 |
| Marinette | 1,775 | 45.59% | 1,767 | 45.39% | 224 | 5.75% | 127 | 3.26% | 8 | 0.21% | 3,893 |
| Marquette | 1,119 | 51.95% | 1,005 | 46.66% | 26 | 1.21% | 4 | 0.19% | 114 | 5.29% | 2,154 |
| Milwaukee | 21,394 | 49.15% | 17,302 | 39.75% | 339 | 0.78% | 4,494 | 10.32% | 4,092 | 9.40% | 43,529 |
| Monroe | 2,695 | 52.85% | 2,138 | 41.93% | 266 | 5.22% | 0 | 0.00% | 557 | 10.92% | 5,099 |
| Oconto | 1,315 | 52.45% | 1,148 | 45.79% | 37 | 1.48% | 7 | 0.28% | 167 | 6.66% | 2,507 |
| Oneida | 771 | 46.87% | 868 | 52.77% | 6 | 0.36% | 0 | 0.00% | -97 | -5.90% | 1,645 |
| Outagamie | 2,759 | 39.06% | 4,000 | 56.63% | 187 | 2.65% | 118 | 1.67% | -1,241 | -17.57% | 7,064 |
| Ozaukee | 750 | 26.17% | 2,026 | 70.69% | 4 | 0.14% | 86 | 3.00% | -1,276 | -44.52% | 2,866 |
| Pepin | 926 | 59.28% | 461 | 29.51% | 175 | 11.20% | 0 | 0.00% | 465 | 29.77% | 1,562 |
| Pierce | 2,477 | 58.65% | 1,158 | 27.42% | 542 | 12.83% | 46 | 1.09% | 1,319 | 31.23% | 4,223 |
| Polk | 1,703 | 63.88% | 631 | 23.67% | 332 | 12.45% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,072 | 40.21% | 2,666 |
| Portage | 2,603 | 50.90% | 2,322 | 45.40% | 167 | 3.27% | 22 | 0.43% | 281 | 5.49% | 5,114 |
| Price | 914 | 55.94% | 619 | 37.88% | 101 | 6.18% | 0 | 0.00% | 295 | 18.05% | 1,634 |
| Racine | 3,947 | 48.78% | 3,326 | 41.10% | 536 | 6.62% | 283 | 3.50% | 621 | 7.67% | 8,092 |
| Richland | 2,467 | 54.58% | 1,740 | 38.50% | 292 | 6.46% | 21 | 0.46% | 727 | 16.08% | 4,520 |
| Rock | 6,225 | 60.93% | 3,501 | 34.27% | 478 | 4.68% | 13 | 0.13% | 2,724 | 26.66% | 10,217 |
| Sauk | 3,410 | 51.45% | 2,648 | 39.95% | 538 | 8.12% | 32 | 0.48% | 762 | 11.50% | 6,628 |
| Sawyer | 542 | 51.42% | 511 | 48.48% | 1 | 0.09% | 0 | 0.00% | 31 | 2.94% | 1,054 |
| Shawano | 1,775 | 51.23% | 1,636 | 47.22% | 31 | 0.89% | 23 | 0.66% | 139 | 4.01% | 3,465 |
| Sheboygan | 3,729 | 43.51% | 4,320 | 50.40% | 73 | 0.85% | 449 | 5.24% | -591 | -6.90% | 8,571 |
| St. Croix | 2,759 | 50.47% | 2,130 | 38.96% | 529 | 9.68% | 49 | 0.90% | 629 | 11.51% | 5,467 |
| Taylor | 792 | 51.90% | 719 | 47.12% | 15 | 0.98% | 0 | 0.00% | 73 | 4.78% | 1,526 |
| Trempealeau | 2,261 | 55.58% | 1,571 | 38.62% | 236 | 5.80% | 0 | 0.00% | 690 | 16.96% | 4,068 |
| Vernon | 3,316 | 64.15% | 1,540 | 29.79% | 268 | 5.18% | 45 | 0.87% | 1,776 | 34.36% | 5,169 |
| Walworth | 4,473 | 62.50% | 2,028 | 28.34% | 563 | 7.87% | 93 | 1.30% | 2,445 | 34.16% | 7,157 |
| Washburn | 514 | 52.29% | 363 | 36.93% | 106 | 10.78% | 0 | 0.00% | 151 | 15.36% | 983 |
| Washington | 1,869 | 39.32% | 2,872 | 60.42% | 12 | 0.25% | 0 | 0.00% | -1,003 | -21.10% | 4,753 |
| Waukesha | 3,839 | 50.35% | 3,456 | 45.32% | 297 | 3.90% | 33 | 0.43% | 383 | 5.02% | 7,625 |
| Waupaca | 3,385 | 62.99% | 1,769 | 32.92% | 167 | 3.11% | 53 | 0.99% | 1,616 | 30.07% | 5,374 |
| Waushara | 2,245 | 72.42% | 663 | 21.39% | 159 | 5.13% | 33 | 1.06% | 1,582 | 51.03% | 3,100 |
| Winnebago | 4,938 | 46.44% | 4,611 | 43.36% | 402 | 3.78% | 682 | 6.41% | 327 | 3.08% | 10,633 |
| Wood | 1,904 | 47.58% | 1,984 | 49.58% | 41 | 1.02% | 73 | 1.82% | -80 | -2.00% | 4,002 |
| Totals | 176,553 | 49.79% | 155,232 | 43.77% | 14,277 | 4.03% | 8,552 | 2.41% | 21,321 | 6.01% | 354,614 |
Notes
- ^ In this county where Fisk ran second ahead of Cleveland, margin given is Harrison vote minus Fisk vote and percentage margin Harrison percentage minus Fisk percentage.
References
- ^ "1888 Presidential General Election Results — Wisconsin". Retrieved August 18, 2016.
- ^ "Presidential election of 1888 Popular Vote". Géoelections. (.xlsx file for €15)
- ^ "Popular Vote for Clinton Fisk". Géoelections. (.xlsx file for €15)
