1888 United States presidential election in Maine
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.
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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.[1]
Results
| 1888 United States presidential election in Maine[2] | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
| Count | % | Count | % | |||||
| Republican | Benjamin Harrison of Indiana | Levi Parsons Morton of New York | 73,730 | 57.49% | 6 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic | Grover Cleveland of New York | Allen Granberry Thurman of Ohio | 50,472 | 39.35% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Prohibition | Clinton Bowen Fisk of New Jersey | John Anderson Brooks of Missouri | 2,691 | 2.10% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Labor | Alson Streeter of Illinois | Charles E. Cunningham of Arkansas | 1,344 | 1.05% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| N/A | Others | Others | 16 | 0.01% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Total | 128,253 | 100.00% | 6 | 100.00% | ||||
Results by county
| County | Benjamin Harrison[3] Republican |
Stephen Grover Cleveland[3] Democratic |
Clinton Bowen Fisk[4] Prohibition |
Alson Jenness Streeter[4] Labor |
Various candidates[4] Other parties |
Margin | Total votes cast | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Androscoggin | 4,893 | 54.99% | 3,585 | 40.29% | 219 | 2.46% | 201 | 2.26% | 1,308 | 14.70% | 8,898 | ||
| Aroostook | 3,365 | 60.73% | 1,808 | 32.63% | 360 | 6.50% | 8 | 0.14% | 1,557 | 28.10% | 5,541 | ||
| Cumberland | 9,880 | 53.80% | 7,975 | 43.43% | 458 | 2.49% | 50 | 0.27% | 1,905 | 10.37% | 18,363 | ||
| Franklin | 2,485 | 60.95% | 1,518 | 37.23% | 53 | 1.30% | 21 | 0.52% | 967 | 23.72% | 4,077 | ||
| Hancock | 4,160 | 58.94% | 2,772 | 39.27% | 57 | 0.81% | 69 | 0.98% | 1,388 | 19.67% | 7,058 | ||
| Kennebec | 7,453 | 62.46% | 4,139 | 34.69% | 221 | 1.85% | 119 | 1.00% | 3,314 | 27.77% | 11,932 | ||
| Knox | 2,965 | 52.28% | 2,290 | 40.38% | 99 | 1.75% | 317 | 5.59% | 675 | 11.90% | 5,671 | ||
| Lincoln | 2,436 | 56.25% | 1,801 | 41.58% | 84 | 1.94% | 10 | 0.23% | 635 | 14.66% | 4,331 | ||
| Oxford | 4,349 | 57.82% | 2,951 | 39.24% | 141 | 1.87% | 80 | 1.06% | 1,398 | 18.59% | 7,521 | ||
| Penobscot | 7,873 | 57.97% | 5,292 | 38.97% | 338 | 2.49% | 77 | 0.57% | 2,581 | 19.01% | 13,580 | ||
| Piscataquis | 2,091 | 60.35% | 1,297 | 37.43% | 77 | 2.22% | 0 | 0.00% | 794 | 22.91% | 3,465 | ||
| Sagadahoc | 2,536 | 63.24% | 1,246 | 31.07% | 116 | 2.89% | 112 | 2.79% | 1,290 | 32.17% | 4,010 | ||
| Somerset | 4,572 | 60.32% | 2,851 | 37.61% | 97 | 1.28% | 60 | 0.79% | 1,721 | 22.70% | 7,580 | ||
| Waldo | 3,123 | 54.00% | 2,504 | 43.30% | 81 | 1.40% | 75 | 1.30% | 619 | 10.70% | 5,783 | ||
| Washington | 4,298 | 58.89% | 2,876 | 39.41% | 40 | 0.55% | 84 | 1.15% | 1,422 | 19.48% | 7,298 | ||
| York | 7,255 | 55.20% | 5,576 | 42.43% | 250 | 1.90% | 61 | 0.46% | 1,679 | 12.78% | 13,142 | ||
| 73,734 | 57.49% | 50,481 | 39.36% | 2,691 | 2.10% | 1,344 | 1.05% | 16[lower-alpha 1] | 0.01% | 23,253 | 18.13% | 128,250 | |
Notes
- These sixteen scattered votes were not reported by county but only as a statewide total
References
- "1888 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
- "1888 Presidential General Election Results - Maine". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- Géoelections; Presidential election of 1888 Popular Vote (xlsx file for €15)
- Géoelections; Popular Vote for Clinton Fisk (xlsx file for €15)
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