1888 United States presidential election in Maryland

The 1888 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on November 6, 1888, as part of the 1888 United States presidential election. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

1888 United States presidential election in Maryland

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Nominee Grover Cleveland Benjamin Harrison
Party Democratic Republican
Home state New York Indiana
Running mate Allen G. Thurman Levi P. Morton
Electoral vote 8 0
Popular vote 106,188 99,986
Percentage 50.34% 47.40%

County Results

President before election

Grover Cleveland
Democratic

Elected President

Benjamin Harrison
Republican

Maryland voted for the Democratic nominee, incumbent President Grover Cleveland, over the Republican nominee, Benjamin Harrison. Cleveland won the state by a narrow margin of 2.94%. Despite the narrow margin, Maryland was still 2.11% more Democratic than the nation at large.[1]

Results

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1888 United States presidential election in Maryland[2]
Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote
Count % Count %
Democratic Grover Cleveland of New York (incumbent) Allen Granberry Thurman of Ohio 106,188 50.34% 8 100.00%
Republican Benjamin Harrison of Indiana Levi Parsons Morton of New York 99,986 47.40% 0 0.00%
Prohibition Clinton Bowen Fisk of New Jersey John Anderson Brooks of Missouri 4,767 2.26% 0 0.00%
Total 210,941 100.00% 8 100.00%

Results by county

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County Grover Cleveland

Democratic

Benjamin Harrison

Republican

Clinton Bowen Fisk

Prohibition

Margin Total

Votes

Cast [3]

# % # % # % # %
Allegany 3,299 43.76% 4,072 54.02% 167 2.22% -773 -10.26% 7,538
Anne Arundel 2,979 48.96% 2,992 49.17% 114 1.87% -13 -0.21% 6,085
Baltimore (City) 44,604 52.22% 39,559 46.31% 1,252 1.47% 5,045 5.91% 85,415
Baltimore (County) 6,464 53.28% 5,224 43.06% 443 3.65% 1240 10.22% 12,131
Calvert 933 43.42% 1,163 54.12% 53 2.47% -230 -10.70% 2,149
Caroline 1,420 46.97% 1,490 49.29% 113 3.74% -70 -2.32% 3,023
Carroll 3,772 49.53% 3,674 48.24% 170 2.23% 98 1.29% 7,616
Cecil 2,970 50.01% 2,879 48.48% 90 2.23% 91 1.53% 5,939
Charles 1,430 49.77% 1,431 49.81% 12 1.52% -1 -0.04% 2,873
Dorchester 2,114 43.58% 2,602 53.64% 135 2.78% -488 -10.06% 4,851
Frederick 5,385 47.07% 5,822 50.89% 233 2.04% -437 -3.82% 11,440
Garrett 1,239 44.38% 1,533 54.91% 20 0.72% -294 -10.53% 2,792
Harford 3,408 53.14% 2,830 44.13% 175 2.73% 578 9.01% 6,413
Howard 1,774 52.80% 1,521 45.27% 65 1.93% 253 7.53% 3,360
Kent 2,062 49.24% 2,037 48.64% 89 2.13% 25 0.60% 4,188
Montgomery 3,272 53.41% 2,712 44.27% 142 2.32% 560 9.14% 6,126
Prince George's 3,081 50.33% 3,019 49.32% 21 0.34% 62 1.01% 6,121
Queen Anne's 2,286 54.47% 1,738 41.41% 173 4.12% 548 13.06% 4,197
St. Mary's 1,551 46.20% 1,772 52.79% 173 1.01% -221 -6.59% 3,357
Somerset 1,625 39.92% 2,072 50.90% 374 9.19% -447 -10.98% 4,071
Talbot 2,120 47.01% 2,282 50.60% 108 2.39% -162 -3.59% 4,510
Washington 4,254 46.71% 4,648 51.04% 205 2.25% -394 -4.33% 9,107
Wicomico 2,210 56.86% 1,441 37.07% 236 6.07% 769 19.79% 3,887
Worcester 1,916 51.34% 1,473 39.47% 343 9.19% 443 11.87% 3,732
Total 106,188 50.34% 99,986 47.40% 4,767 2.26% 6,202 2.94% 210,941

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  2. ^ "1888 Presidential General Election Results - Maryland". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
  3. ^ "County Project (WIP)". Google Docs. Retrieved November 1, 2022.