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The 1888 United States presidential election in Nevada 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.
Nevada voted for the Republican nominee, Benjamin Harrison, over the Democratic nominee, incumbent President Grover Cleveland. Harrison won the state by a margin of 15.79%.
With 57.73% of the popular vote, Nevada would prove to be Harrison's second strongest victory in terms of percentage in the popular vote after Vermont. [1]
Results
| 1888 United States presidential election in Nevada [2] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
| Count | % | Count | % | |||||
| Republican | Benjamin Harrison of Indiana | Levi Parsons Morton of New York | 7,088 | 57.73% | 3 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic | Grover Cleveland of New York (incumbent) | Allen Granberry Thurman of Ohio | 5,149 | 41.94% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Prohibition | Clinton Bowen Fisk of New Jersey | John Anderson Brooks of Missouri | 41 | 0.33% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Total | 12,278 | 100.00% | 3 | 100.00% | ||||
Results by county
| County | Benjamin Harrison
[3] Republican |
Stephen Grover Cleveland
[3] Democratic |
Clinton Bowen Fisk
[4] Prohibition |
Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Churchill | 86 | 49.14% | 89 | 50.86% | 0 | 0.00% | -3 | -1.71% | 175 |
| Douglas | 269 | 64.20% | 144 | 34.37% | 6 | 1.43% | 125 | 29.83% | 419 |
| Elko | 793 | 53.08% | 695 | 46.52% | 6 | 0.40% | 98 | 6.56% | 1,494 |
| Esmeralda | 413 | 60.74% | 265 | 38.97% | 2 | 0.29% | 148 | 21.76% | 680 |
| Eureka | 607 | 62.97% | 356 | 36.93% | 1 | 0.10% | 251 | 26.04% | 964 |
| Humboldt | 430 | 47.36% | 467 | 51.43% | 11 | 1.21% | -37 | -4.07% | 908 |
| Lander | 374 | 58.07% | 270 | 41.93% | 0 | 0.00% | 104 | 16.15% | 644 |
| Lincoln | 150 | 45.87% | 177 | 54.13% | 0 | 0.00% | -27 | -8.26% | 327 |
| Lyon | 449 | 63.06% | 263 | 36.94% | 0 | 0.00% | 186 | 26.12% | 712 |
| Nye | 137 | 69.54% | 60 | 30.46% | 0 | 0.00% | 77 | 39.09% | 197 |
| Ormsby | 570 | 61.69% | 354 | 38.31% | 0 | 0.00% | 216 | 23.38% | 924 |
| Storey | 1,611 | 56.49% | 1,241 | 43.51% | 0 | 0.00% | 370 | 12.97% | 2,852 |
| Washoe | 902 | 57.42% | 655 | 41.69% | 14 | 0.89% | 247 | 15.72% | 1,571 |
| White Pine | 386 | 64.33% | 213 | 35.50% | 1 | 0.17% | 173 | 28.83% | 600 |
| Totals | 7,177 | 57.57% | 5,249 | 42.10% | 41 | 0.33% | 1,928 | 15.46% | 12,467 |
See also
References
- ^ "1888 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
- ^ "1888 Presidential General Election Results - Nevada". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
- ^ a b 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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