The 1888 United States presidential election in California was held on November 6, 1888, as part of the 1888 United States presidential election. State voters chose eight representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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County Results
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California narrowly voted for the Republican challenger, former Indiana Senator Benjamin Harrison, over the Democratic incumbent, Grover Cleveland.
Results edit
1888 United States presidential election in California[1] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
Republican | Benjamin Harrison | 124,816 | 49.66% | 8 | |
Democratic | Grover Cleveland (incumbent) | 117,729 | 46.84% | 0 | |
Prohibition | Clinton B. Fisk | 5,761 | 2.29% | 0 | |
American | James Curtis | 1,591 | 0.63% | 0 | |
No party | Write-ins | 1,442 | 0.57% | 0 | |
Invalid or blank votes | — | ||||
Totals | 251,339 | 100.00% | 8 | ||
Voter turnout | — |
Results by county edit
County | Benjamin Harrison[2] Republican |
Stephen Grover Cleveland[2] Democratic |
Clinton Bowen Fisk[3] Prohibition |
Various candidates[3] Other parties |
Margin | |||||
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% | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | |
Alpine | 66.25% | 53 | 33.75% | 27 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 32.50% | 26 |
Mono | 59.72% | 347 | 37.01% | 215 | 1.55% | 9 | 1.72% | 10 | 22.72% | 132 |
Inyo | 58.66% | 437 | 36.64% | 273 | 1.74% | 13 | 2.95% | 22 | 22.01% | 164 |
Alameda | 57.18% | 8,840 | 36.82% | 5,693 | 2.32% | 359 | 3.68% | 569 | 20.35% | 3,147 |
Sierra | 59.21% | 1,003 | 40.67% | 689 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.12% | 2 | 18.54% | 314 |
San Diego | 56.88% | 4,661 | 38.92% | 3,189 | 3.93% | 322 | 0.27% | 22 | 17.96% | 1,472 |
Sacramento | 56.37% | 4,769 | 40.74% | 3,447 | 1.28% | 108 | 1.61% | 136 | 15.63% | 1,322 |
Humboldt | 55.94% | 2,773 | 40.63% | 2,014 | 1.51% | 75 | 1.92% | 95 | 15.31% | 759 |
Los Angeles | 54.64% | 13,805 | 40.02% | 10,110 | 5.01% | 1,266 | 0.33% | 83 | 14.63% | 3,695 |
Contra Costa | 55.04% | 1,518 | 42.68% | 1,177 | 1.92% | 53 | 0.36% | 10 | 12.36% | 341 |
San Bernardino | 53.50% | 3,059 | 41.76% | 2,388 | 4.60% | 263 | 0.14% | 8 | 11.73% | 671 |
Ventura | 53.84% | 1,107 | 44.07% | 906 | 1.99% | 41 | 0.10% | 2 | 9.78% | 201 |
Napa | 53.20% | 1,763 | 45.14% | 1,496 | 1.27% | 42 | 0.39% | 13 | 8.06% | 267 |
Marin | 52.76% | 936 | 45.21% | 802 | 0.90% | 16 | 1.13% | 20 | 7.55% | 134 |
San Mateo | 52.95% | 1,121 | 46.29% | 980 | 0.66% | 14 | 0.09% | 2 | 6.66% | 141 |
Placer | 52.35% | 1,761 | 45.99% | 1,547 | 1.49% | 50 | 0.18% | 6 | 6.36% | 214 |
Plumas | 52.55% | 648 | 46.23% | 570 | 0.73% | 9 | 0.49% | 6 | 6.33% | 78 |
Santa Cruz | 50.66% | 1,996 | 44.42% | 1,750 | 4.90% | 193 | 0.03% | 1 | 6.24% | 246 |
Nevada | 51.69% | 2,167 | 45.87% | 1,923 | 2.27% | 95 | 0.17% | 7 | 5.82% | 244 |
Santa Clara | 49.94% | 4,457 | 44.51% | 3,972 | 4.50% | 402 | 1.04% | 93 | 5.43% | 485 |
Calaveras | 52.17% | 1,441 | 47.25% | 1,305 | 0.43% | 12 | 0.14% | 4 | 4.92% | 136 |
Santa Barbara | 49.20% | 1,684 | 45.72% | 1,565 | 4.70% | 161 | 0.38% | 13 | 3.48% | 119 |
Shasta | 50.70% | 1,490 | 47.43% | 1,394 | 1.74% | 51 | 0.14% | 4 | 3.27% | 96 |
San Luis Obispo | 49.68% | 1,689 | 46.62% | 1,585 | 3.56% | 121 | 0.15% | 5 | 3.06% | 104 |
Sutter | 49.05% | 725 | 47.23% | 698 | 3.59% | 53 | 0.14% | 2 | 1.83% | 27 |
Solano | 49.67% | 2,231 | 48.04% | 2,158 | 2.09% | 94 | 0.20% | 9 | 1.63% | 73 |
Monterey | 48.55% | 1,875 | 48.32% | 1,866 | 2.93% | 113 | 0.21% | 8 | 0.23% | 9 |
San Joaquin | 47.30% | 2,829 | 47.18% | 2,822 | 4.78% | 286 | 0.74% | 44 | 0.12% | 7 |
Trinity | 49.70% | 490 | 49.70% | 490 | 0.20% | 2 | 0.41% | 4 | 0.00% | 0 |
Butte | 48.25% | 2,191 | 48.78% | 2,215 | 2.80% | 127 | 0.18% | 8 | -0.53% | -24 |
Sonoma | 46.97% | 3,293 | 48.41% | 3,394 | 2.20% | 154 | 2.42% | 170 | -1.44% | -101 |
Yuba | 46.37% | 1,130 | 48.01% | 1,170 | 1.68% | 41 | 3.94% | 96 | -1.64% | -40 |
Amador | 47.48% | 1,373 | 49.41% | 1,429 | 2.73% | 79 | 0.38% | 11 | -1.94% | -56 |
Siskiyou | 47.84% | 1,361 | 51.28% | 1,459 | 0.70% | 20 | 0.18% | 5 | -3.44% | -98 |
El Dorado | 47.02% | 1,350 | 50.71% | 1,456 | 2.12% | 61 | 0.14% | 4 | -3.69% | -106 |
Tehama | 47.09% | 1,181 | 51.44% | 1,290 | 1.36% | 34 | 0.12% | 3 | -4.35% | -109 |
Lassen | 46.79% | 488 | 51.29% | 535 | 1.53% | 16 | 0.38% | 4 | -4.51% | -47 |
San Francisco | 46.14% | 25,708 | 51.51% | 28,699 | 0.81% | 452 | 1.54% | 858 | -5.37% | -2,991 |
Fresno | 44.81% | 2,461 | 51.38% | 2,822 | 3.15% | 173 | 0.66% | 36 | -6.57% | -361 |
Tulare | 43.82% | 2,275 | 50.79% | 2,637 | 4.70% | 244 | 0.69% | 36 | -6.97% | -362 |
Yolo | 44.66% | 1,350 | 52.27% | 1,580 | 3.01% | 91 | 0.07% | 2 | -7.61% | -230 |
Mendocino | 44.75% | 1,708 | 52.53% | 2,005 | 2.36% | 90 | 0.37% | 14 | -7.78% | -297 |
Lake | 44.87% | 731 | 53.22% | 867 | 1.66% | 27 | 0.25% | 4 | -8.35% | -136 |
San Benito | 42.76% | 664 | 51.32% | 797 | 5.80% | 90 | 0.13% | 2 | -8.56% | -133 |
Del Norte | 42.29% | 244 | 50.95% | 294 | 2.43% | 14 | 4.33% | 25 | -8.67% | -50 |
Modoc | 43.19% | 552 | 53.13% | 679 | 3.60% | 46 | 0.08% | 1 | -9.94% | -127 |
Merced | 43.04% | 773 | 54.12% | 972 | 1.06% | 19 | 1.78% | 32 | -11.08% | -199 |
Mariposa | 43.54% | 526 | 54.97% | 664 | 0.08% | 1 | 1.41% | 17 | -11.42% | -138 |
Kern | 41.46% | 910 | 55.99% | 1,229 | 1.09% | 24 | 1.46% | 32 | -14.53% | -319 |
Tuolumne | 41.16% | 854 | 55.86% | 1,159 | 2.65% | 55 | 0.34% | 7 | -14.70% | -305 |
Stanislaus | 39.02% | 903 | 56.83% | 1,315 | 3.93% | 91 | 0.22% | 5 | -17.80% | -412 |
Colusa | 35.14% | 1,116 | 63.29% | 2,010 | 1.29% | 41 | 0.28% | 9 | -28.15% | -894 |
References edit
- ^ "1888 Presidential General Election Results – California". Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved August 25, 2008.
- ^ a b Géoelections; Presidential election of 1888 Popular Vote (.xlsx file for €15)
- ^ a b Géoelections; Popular Vote for Clinton Fisk (.xlsx file for €15)