1888 United States presidential election in Kansas

1888 United States presidential election in Kansas

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Nominee Benjamin Harrison Grover Cleveland Alson Streeter
Party Republican Democratic Labor
Home state Indiana New York Illinois
Running mate Levi P. Morton Allen G. Thurman Charles E. Cunningham
Electoral vote 9 0 0
Popular vote 182,904 102,745 37,788
Percentage 55.23% 31.03% 11.41%

County Results

President before election

Grover Cleveland
Democratic

Elected President

Benjamin Harrison
Republican

The 1888 United States presidential election in Kansas 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.

Kansas voted for the Republican nominee, Benjamin Harrison, over the Democratic nominee, incumbent President Grover Cleveland. Harrison won the state by a margin of 24.20%.

With 55.23% of the popular vote, Kansas would prove to be Harrison's fourth strongest victory in terms of percentage in the popular vote after Vermont, Nevada and Maine.[1]

  1. ^ "1888 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.

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