1888 United States presidential election in North Carolina

The 1888 United States presidential election in North Carolina took place on November 6, 1888, as part of the 1888 United States presidential election. North Carolina voters chose 11 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.[2]

1888 United States presidential election in North Carolina

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Turnout20.40% of the total population Increase 1.24 pp[1]
 
Nominee Grover Cleveland Benjamin Harrison
Party Democratic Republican
Home state New York Indiana
Running mate Allen Thurman Levi P. Morton
Electoral vote 11 0
Popular vote 147,902 134,784
Percentage 51.79% 47.20%

County Results

President before election

Grover Cleveland
Democratic

Elected President

Benjamin Harrison
Republican

North Carolina was won by the incumbent President Grover Cleveland (DNew York), running with the former Senator and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio Allen G. Thurman, with 51.79% of the popular vote, against former Senator Benjamin Harrison (R-Indiana), running with Levi P. Morton, the 31st governor of New York, with 47.20% of the vote.[2]

The Union Labor Party chose Alson Streeter, a former Illinois state representative, and Charles E. Cunningham as their presidential and vice-presidential candidates and received 0.01% of the vote. The Prohibition Party ran brigadier general Clinton B. Fisk and John A. Brooks and received 0.99% of the vote.

Results

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1888 United States presidential election in North Carolina[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Grover Cleveland (incumbent) 147,902 51.79%
Republican Benjamin Harrison 134,784 47.20%
Prohibition Clinton Fisk 2,840 0.99%
Labor Alson Streeter 37 0.01%
Total votes 285,563 100.00%

Results by county

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1888 United States presidential election in North Carolina by county
County Stephen Grover Cleveland[3]
Democratic
Benjamin Harrison[3]
Republican
Clinton Bowen Fisk[4]
Prohibition
Alson Jenness Streeter[4]
Write-in
Margin
% # % # % # % # % #
Catawba 73.22% 2,349 23.85% 765 2.93% 94 49.38% 1,584
Cleveland 74.04% 2,264 24.92% 762 1.05% 32 49.12% 1,502
Onslow 72.21% 1,177 27.79% 453 0.00% 0 44.42% 724
Union 69.78% 2,067 29.68% 879 0.54% 16 40.11% 1,188
Columbus 69.59% 2,078 29.91% 893 0.50% 15 39.69% 1,185
Currituck 68.19% 1,001 31.40% 461 0.41% 6 36.78% 540
Rowan 67.22% 2,732 31.35% 1,274 1.43% 58 35.88% 1,458
Anson 67.15% 2,157 32.85% 1,055 0.00% 0 34.31% 1,102
Duplin 66.00% 2,209 33.91% 1,135 0.09% 3 32.09% 1,074
Cabarrus 62.07% 1,659 34.90% 933 3.03% 81 27.16% 726
Caldwell 63.47% 1,258 36.48% 723 0.05% 1 26.99% 535
Alexander 62.12% 943 36.10% 548 1.78% 27 26.02% 395
Alleghany 62.57% 687 37.07% 407 0.36% 4 25.50% 280
Carteret 59.16% 1,082 39.04% 714 1.80% 33 20.12% 368
Sampson 59.68% 2,390 40.15% 1,608 0.17% 7 19.53% 782
Jackson 58.88% 902 39.95% 612 1.17% 18 18.93% 290
Robeson 58.88% 2,879 40.29% 1,970 0.84% 41 18.59% 909
Graham 59.29% 284 40.71% 195 0.00% 0 18.58% 89
Iredell 58.03% 2,720 40.41% 1,894 1.56% 73 17.62% 826
Gates 58.56% 1,146 41.29% 808 0.15% 3 17.27% 338
Johnston 58.35% 2,992 41.52% 2,129 0.14% 7 16.83% 863
Clay 57.29% 401 41.43% 290 1.29% 9 15.86% 111
Harnett 57.66% 1,498 42.34% 1,100 0.00% 0 15.32% 398
Wilson 57.41% 2,130 42.59% 1,580 0.00% 0 14.82% 550
Haywood 56.67% 1,325 42.39% 991 0.94% 22 14.29% 334
Stanly 56.32% 1,021 42.80% 776 0.88% 16 13.51% 245
Lincoln 56.26% 1,205 43.04% 922 0.42% 9 0.28% 6 13.21% 283
Mecklenburg 55.69% 4,206 43.07% 3,253 1.23% 93 12.62% 953
Martin 55.97% 1,663 44.03% 1,308 0.00% 0 11.95% 355
Nash 55.92% 2,181 44.08% 1,719 0.00% 0 11.85% 462
Chatham 54.47% 2,581 42.78% 2,027 2.74% 130 11.69% 554
Tyrrell 55.73% 472 44.16% 374 0.12% 1 11.57% 98
Gaston 54.10% 1,589 42.90% 1,260 2.62% 77 0.37% 11 11.20% 329
Cumberland 55.44% 2,523 44.56% 2,028 0.00% 0 10.88% 495
Orange 54.73% 1,613 44.08% 1,299 1.19% 35 10.65% 314
Pamlico 54.32% 730 45.01% 605 0.67% 9 9.30% 125
Swain 52.54% 527 45.16% 453 2.29% 23 7.38% 74
Yancey 53.58% 929 46.42% 805 0.00% 0 7.15% 124
Jones 53.40% 706 46.37% 613 0.23% 3 7.03% 93
McDowell 53.10% 1,002 46.32% 874 0.58% 11 6.78% 128
Durham 51.91% 1,835 45.77% 1,618 2.32% 82 6.14% 217
Lenoir 52.14% 1,598 46.56% 1,427 1.31% 40 5.58% 171
Alamance 50.35% 1,716 45.31% 1,544 4.34% 148 5.05% 172
Beaufort 50.93% 2,033 45.92% 1,833 3.16% 126 5.01% 200
Bladen 52.50% 1,520 47.50% 1,375 0.00% 0 5.01% 145
Franklin 52.34% 2,218 47.64% 2,019 0.02% 1 4.70% 199
Bertie 52.23% 1,218 47.56% 1,109 0.21% 5 4.67% 109
Hyde 52.04% 843 47.59% 771 0.37% 6 4.44% 72
Pitt 51.43% 2,569 47.21% 2,358 1.36% 68 4.22% 211
Rockingham 51.43% 2,351 47.60% 2,176 0.96% 44 3.83% 175
Burke 51.65% 1,249 48.06% 1,162 0.29% 7 3.60% 87
Moore 50.87% 1,955 47.51% 1,826 1.09% 42 0.52% 20 3.36% 129
Macon 50.31% 805 47.13% 754 2.56% 41 3.19% 51
Brunswick 51.36% 1,023 48.44% 965 0.20% 4 2.91% 58
Person 51.45% 1,369 48.55% 1,292 0.00% 0 2.89% 77
Stokes 51.28% 1,442 48.47% 1,363 0.25% 7 2.81% 79
Hertford 51.20% 1,107 48.80% 1,055 0.00% 0 2.41% 52
Wayne 50.71% 2,748 48.51% 2,629 0.78% 42 2.20% 119
Polk 50.70% 436 48.60% 418 0.70% 6 2.09% 18
Surry 50.70% 1,672 48.85% 1,611 0.45% 15 1.85% 61
Buncombe 49.68% 2,956 48.29% 2,873 2.03% 121 1.39% 83
Rutherford 49.78% 1,678 49.51% 1,669 0.71% 24 0.27% 9
Richmond 49.67% 1,729 50.07% 1,743 0.26% 9 -0.40% -14
Camden 48.92% 588 51.08% 614 0.00% 0 -2.16% -26
Pender 48.89% 725 51.11% 758 0.00% 0 -2.23% -33
Dare 48.78% 321 51.22% 337 0.00% 0 -2.43% -16
Ashe 48.26% 1,416 51.74% 1,518 0.00% 0 -3.48% -102
Watauga 48.12% 908 51.72% 976 0.16% 3 -3.60% -68
Transylvania 48.07% 523 51.93% 565 0.00% 0 -3.86% -42
Greene 47.97% 994 52.03% 1,078 0.00% 0 -4.05% -84
Granville 47.66% 2,399 52.15% 2,625 0.20% 10 -4.49% -226
Chowan 47.61% 738 52.13% 808 0.26% 4 -4.52% -70
Randolph 44.92% 2,121 49.53% 2,339 5.55% 262 -4.62% -218
Guilford 44.41% 2,462 49.08% 2,721 6.51% 361 -4.67% -259
Wake 46.85% 4,511 52.23% 5,029 0.92% 89 -5.38% -518
Halifax 46.46% 2,488 53.54% 2,867 0.00% 0 -7.08% -379
Davidson 45.30% 2,023 52.53% 2,346 2.17% 97 -7.23% -323
Forsyth 45.64% 2,238 53.28% 2,613 1.08% 53 -7.65% -375
Northampton 45.69% 1,684 54.15% 1,996 0.16% 6 -8.46% -312
Davie 45.32% 1,008 53.91% 1,199 0.76% 17 -8.59% -191
Caswell 45.20% 1,351 54.43% 1,627 0.37% 11 -9.23% -276
Montgomery 45.05% 992 54.81% 1,207 0.14% 3 -9.76% -215
Perquimans 43.87% 783 55.24% 986 0.90% 16 -11.37% -203
Cherokee 43.11% 673 56.89% 888 0.00% 0 -13.77% -215
Yadkin 41.91% 1,065 56.32% 1,431 1.77% 45 -14.40% -366
Washington 42.17% 775 57.18% 1,051 0.65% 12 -15.02% -276
Wilkes 42.29% 1,691 57.31% 2,292 0.40% 16 -15.03% -601
Vance 41.79% 1,385 58.21% 1,929 0.00% 0 -16.42% -544
Henderson 41.37% 915 58.63% 1,297 0.00% 0 -17.27% -382
Pasquotank 39.86% 826 58.93% 1,221 1.21% 25 -19.06% -395
New Hanover 39.57% 1,870 60.43% 2,856 0.00% 0 -20.86% -986
Warren 38.45% 549 61.55% 879 0.00% 0 -23.11% -330
Madison 37.81% 1,158 62.06% 1,901 0.13% 4 -24.26% -743
Edgecombe 34.32% 1,331 65.55% 2,542 0.13% 5 -31.23% -1,211
Craven 34.12% 1,359 65.73% 2,618 0.15% 6 -31.61% -1,259
Mitchell 29.98% 679 70.02% 1,586 0.00% 0 -40.04% -907

References

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  1. ^ "1888 Presidential Election Results North Carolina Total Population Turnout".
  2. ^ a b c "1888 Presidential Election Results North Carolina".
  3. ^ a b "Presidential election of 1888 Popular Vote". Géoelections. (.xlsx file for €15)
  4. ^ a b "Popular Vote for Clinton Fisk". Géoelections. (.xlsx file for €15)