1888 United States presidential election in New Jersey
The 1888 United States presidential election in New Jersey took place on November 6, 1888, as part of the 1888 United States presidential election. Voters chose nine representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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New Jersey voted for the Democratic nominee, incumbent President Grover Cleveland, over the Republican nominee, Benjamin Harrison. Cleveland won his birth state by a very narrow margin of 2.35%.
The Republican nominee would not win the White House without New Jersey again until 2000, when Al Gore won New Jersey by a landslide in fact, but lost the election.
Results
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Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
Count | % | Count | % | |||||
Democratic | Grover Cleveland of New York | Allen Granberry Thurman of Ohio | 151,508 | 49.87% | 9 | 100.00% | ||
Republican | Benjamin Harrison of Indiana | Levi Parsons Morton of New York | 144,360 | 47.52% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Prohibition | Clinton Bowen Fisk of New Jersey | John Anderson Brooks of Missouri | 7,933 | 2.61% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Total | 303,801 | 100.00% | 9 | 100.00% |
References
- "1888 Presidential General Election Results - New Jersey". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
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