1888 United States presidential election

The **1888 United States presidential election** was the 26th election in the history of the United States. It occurred on November 6, 1888. This election was between Incumbent President Grover Cleveland of New York and former U.S Senator from Indiana and grandson of former President William Henry Harrison, Benjamin Harrison. Harrison won the election with 233 electoral votes. Cleveland got only 168 electoral votes.

### Republican Party

|style="width:3em; font-size:135%; background:#E81B23; width:200px;"|Benjamin Harrison|style="width:3em; font-size:135%; background:#E81B23; width:200px;"|Levi P. Morton|
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|style="background:#f1f1f1;" colspan="30"|<big>**1888 Republican Party ticket**</big>|||
|style="width:3em; width:200px;"|***for President***|style="width:3em; width:200px;"|***for Vice President***|
|U.S. Senator from Indiana <small>(1881–1887)</small>|25th U.S. Ambassador to France <small>(1881–1885)</small>|||
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#### Presidential

- Benjamin Harrison, former U.S. senator from Indiana <small>(1881-1887) _(Nominee)_</small>
- John Sherman, U.S. senator from Ohio <small>(1861-1877; 1881-1897)</small>
- Russell A. Alger, 20th Governor of Michigan <small>(1885-1887)</small>
- Walter Q. Gresham, 35th Secretary of the Treasury from Indiana <small>(1884)</small>
- William B. Allison, U.S. senator from Iowa <small>(1873-1904) _(Withdrew after 7th Ballot)_</small>
- Chauncey Depew, President of the New York Central Railroad from New York <small>(1885-1898) _(Withdrew after 3rd Ballot)_</small>
- Jeremiah M. Rusk, 15th Governor of Wisconsin <small>(1882-1889) _(Withdrew after 3rd Ballot)_</small>
- Edwin H. Fitler, Mayor of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania <small>(1887-1891) (_Withdrew after 1st Ballot)_</small>
- Joseph R. Hawley, U.S. senator from Connecticut <small>(1881-1905) _(Withdrew after 1st Ballot)_</small>
- James G. Blaine, 28th U.S. Secretary of State from Maine <small>(1881; 1889-1892) _(1884 Nominee)_ _(Recommended Harrison) (Not nominated)_</small>
- John J. Ingalls, U.S. senator from Kansas <small>(1873-1891) _(Not nominated)_</small>
- William W. Phelps, Congressman of New Jersey <small>(1873-1875; 1883-1889) _(Not nominated)_</small>
- William McKinley, Congressman of Ohio <small>(1877-1884; 1885-1891) _(Not nominated) (1896 Nominee) (Became POTUS in 1897)_</small>
- Frederick Douglass, Suffragist (1844-1895) and former abolitionist from Washington D.C. (1844-1865) <small>_(Not nominated)_</small>

#### Vice-presidential

- Levi P. Morton, former Minister to France from New York <small>(1881-1885) _(Vice-Presidential Nominee)_</small>
- William W. Phelps, Congressman of New Jersey <small>(1873-1875; 1883-1889)</small>
- William O'Connell Bradley, Republican gubernatorial candidate in the 1887 Kentucky gubernatorial election

### Democratic Party

|style="width:3em; font-size:135%; background:#3333FF; width:200px;"|Grover Cleveland|style="width:3em; font-size:135%; background:#3333FF; width:200px;"|Allen G. Thurman|
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|style="background:#f1f1f1;" colspan="30"|<big>**1888 Democratic Party ticket**</big>|||
|style="width:3em; font-size:100%; color:#000; background:#C8EBFF; width:200px;"|***for President***|style="width:3em; font-size:100%; color:#000; background:#C8EBFF; width:200px;"|***for Vice President***|
|22nd President of the United States <small>(1885–1889)</small>|U.S. Senator from Ohio <small>(1869–1881)</small>|||
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#### Presidential

- Grover Cleveland, 22nd President of the United States <small>(1885-1889) _(Nominee)_</small>

#### Vice-presidential

- Allen G. Thurman, former Senator of Ohio <small>(1869-1881) _(Vice-Presidential Nominee)_</small>
- Isaac P. Gray, Governor of Indiana <small>(1880-1881; 1885-1889)</small>
- John C. Black, United States Commissioner of Pensions (1885-1889)

## Infobox (election)

- **election name**: 1888 United States presidential election
- **country**: United States
- **flag year**: 1877
- **type**: presidential
- **ongoing**: no
- **previous election**: 1884 United States presidential election
- **previous year**: 1884
- **election date**: November 6, 1888
- **next election**: 1892 United States presidential election
- **next year**: 1892
- **votes for election**: 401 members of the Electoral College (United States), Electoral College
- **needed votes**: 201 electoral
- **turnout**: 80.5%  3.0 percentage point, pp
- **image size**: x200px
- **image1**: Benjamin Harrison (official Presidential portrait, 1895) crop1.jpg
- **nominee1**: **Benjamin Harrison**
- **party1**: Republican Party (United States)
- **home state1**: Indiana
- **running mate1**: **Levi P. Morton**
- **electoral vote1**: **233**
- **states carried1**: **20**
- **popular vote1**: 5,443,892
- **percentage1**: 47.8%
- **image2**: Sarony, Napoleon, (Stephen) Grover Cleveland cropped.jpg
- **nominee2**: Grover Cleveland
- **party2**: Democratic Party (United States)
- **home state2**: New York (state), New York
- **running mate2**: Allen G. Thurman
- **electoral vote2**: 168
- **states carried2**: 18
- **popular vote2**: **5,534,488**
- **percentage2**: **48.6%**
- **map size**: 350px
- **map caption**: Presidential election results map. <span style="color:red;">Red</span> denotes those won by Harrison/Morton, <span style="color:blue;">blue</span> denotes states won by Cleveland/Thurman. Numbers indicate the number of electoral votes allotted to each state.
- **title**: President
- **before election**: **Grover Cleveland**
- **before party**: Democratic Party (United States)
- **after election**: **Benjamin Harrison**
- **after party**: Republican Party (United States)
- **map image**: File:ElectoralCollege1888.svg