1888 United States presidential election in Nebraska

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

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1888 United States presidential election in Nebraska

November 6, 1888

Nominee Benjamin Harrison Grover Cleveland Party Republican Democratic Home state Indiana New York Running mate Levi P. Morton Allen G. Thurman Electoral vote 5 0 Popular vote 108,425 80,552 Percentage 53.51% 39.75%

President before election Grover Cleveland Democratic Elected President Benjamin Harrison Republican

Nebraska voted for the Republican nominee, Benjamin Harrison, over the Democratic nominee, incumbent President Grover Cleveland. Harrison won the state by a margin of 13.76%.

Results

1888 United States presidential election in Nebraska[1]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
				Count	%	Count	%
	Republican	Benjamin Harrison of Indiana	Levi Parsons Morton of New York	108,425	53.51%	5	100.00%
	Democratic	Grover Cleveland of New York	Allen Granberry Thurman of Ohio	80,552	39.75%	0	0.00%
	Prohibition	Clinton Bowen Fisk of New Jersey	John Anderson Brooks of Missouri	9,429	4.65%	0	0.00%
	Labor	Alson Streeter of Illinois	Charles E. Cunningham of Arkansas	4,226	2.09%	0	0.00%
Total				202,632	100.00%	5	100.00%

References

1. "1888 Presidential General Election Results – Nebraska". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 23 December 2013.