The 1888 United States presidential election in West Virginia took place on November 6, 1888, as part of the 1888 United States presidential election. West Virginia voters chose six representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.[2]
West Virginia was won by the incumbent President Grover Cleveland (D–New York), running with the former Senator and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio Allen G. Thurman, with 49.35 percent of the popular vote, against former Senator Benjamin Harrison (R-Indiana), running with Levi P. Morton, the 31st governor of New York, with 49.03 percent of the vote.[2] Cleveland's razor-thin 0.32 percentage point margin of victory in West Virginia remains the state's closest presidential election result in history.
The Union Labor Party chose Alson Streeter, a former Illinois state representative, and Charles E. Cunningham as their presidential and vice-presidential candidates and received 0.95 percent of the vote. The Prohibition Party ran brigadier general Clinton B. Fisk and John A. Brooks and received 0.68 percent of the vote.
Results edit
Results by county edit
1888 United States presidential election in West Virginia by county[3][4] | County | Stephen Grover Cleveland
Democratic | Benjamin Harrison
Republican | Alson Jenness Streeter
Union Labor | Clinton Bowen Fisk
Prohibition | Margin | Total votes cast |
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| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % |
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| Barbour | 1,508 | 50.40% | 1,473 | 49.23% | 9 | 0.30% | 2 | 0.07% | 35 | 1.17% | 2,992 |
| Berkeley | 2,011 | 47.89% | 2,183 | 51.99% | 0 | 0.00% | 5 | 0.12% | -172 | -4.10% | 4,199 |
| Boone | 741 | 58.62% | 520 | 41.14% | 2 | 0.16% | 1 | 0.08% | 221 | 17.48% | 1,264 |
| Braxton | 1,688 | 61.27% | 1,062 | 38.55% | 0 | 0.00% | 5 | 0.18% | 626 | 22.72% | 2,755 |
| Brooke | 804 | 50.16% | 788 | 49.16% | 0 | 0.00% | 11 | 0.69% | 16 | 1.00% | 1,603 |
| Cabell | 2,427 | 55.01% | 1,947 | 44.13% | 8 | 0.18% | 30 | 0.68% | 480 | 10.88% | 4,412 |
| Calhoun | 935 | 59.55% | 623 | 39.68% | 11 | 0.70% | 1 | 0.06% | 312 | 19.87% | 1,570 |
| Clay | 414 | 46.73% | 464 | 52.37% | 8 | 0.90% | 0 | 0.00% | -50 | -5.64% | 886 |
| Doddridge | 1,151 | 45.08% | 1,393 | 54.56% | 6 | 0.24% | 3 | 0.12% | -242 | -9.48% | 2,553 |
| Fayette | 1,923 | 40.45% | 2,616 | 55.03% | 189 | 3.98% | 26 | 0.55% | -693 | -14.58% | 4,754 |
| Gilmer | 1,179 | 58.60% | 833 | 41.40% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 346 | 17.20% | 2,012 |
| Grant | 378 | 26.69% | 1,027 | 72.53% | 2 | 0.14% | 9 | 0.64% | -649 | -45.83% | 1,416 |
| Greenbrier | 2,121 | 60.22% | 1,393 | 39.55% | 0 | 0.00% | 8 | 0.23% | 728 | 20.67% | 3,522 |
| Hampshire | 1,907 | 78.38% | 519 | 21.33% | 0 | 0.00% | 7 | 0.29% | 1,388 | 57.05% | 2,433 |
| Hancock | 489 | 40.45% | 675 | 55.83% | 33 | 2.73% | 12 | 0.99% | -186 | -15.38% | 1,209 |
| Hardy | 1,153 | 72.20% | 439 | 27.49% | 0 | 0.00% | 5 | 0.31% | 714 | 44.71% | 1,597 |
| Harrison | 2,161 | 43.84% | 2,628 | 53.32% | 118 | 2.39% | 22 | 0.45% | -467 | -9.47% | 4,929 |
| Jackson | 1,942 | 46.28% | 2,234 | 53.24% | 0 | 0.00% | 20 | 0.48% | -292 | -6.96% | 4,196 |
| Jefferson | 2,357 | 67.11% | 1,132 | 32.23% | 16 | 0.46% | 7 | 0.20% | 1,225 | 34.88% | 3,512 |
| Kanawha | 3,089 | 37.19% | 4,541 | 54.66% | 582 | 7.01% | 95 | 1.14% | -1,452 | -17.48% | 8,307 |
| Lewis | 1,642 | 51.39% | 1,527 | 47.79% | 4 | 0.13% | 22 | 0.69% | 115 | 3.60% | 3,195 |
| Lincoln | 1,147 | 54.46% | 950 | 45.11% | 9 | 0.43% | 0 | 0.00% | 197 | 9.35% | 2,106 |
| Logan | 1,533 | 79.60% | 393 | 20.40% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,140 | 59.19% | 1,926 |
| Marion | 2,256 | 48.96% | 2,233 | 48.46% | 69 | 1.50% | 50 | 1.09% | 23 | 0.50% | 4,608 |
| Marshall | 1,837 | 39.90% | 2,676 | 58.12% | 0 | 0.00% | 91 | 1.98% | -839 | -18.22% | 4,604 |
| Mason | 2,321 | 46.29% | 2,646 | 52.77% | 0 | 0.00% | 47 | 0.94% | -325 | -6.48% | 5,014 |
| McDowell | 409 | 41.27% | 582 | 58.73% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | -173 | -17.46% | 991 |
| Mercer | 1,374 | 49.26% | 1,402 | 50.27% | 7 | 0.25% | 6 | 0.22% | -28 | -1.00% | 2,789 |
| Mineral | 1,209 | 48.36% | 1,251 | 50.04% | 9 | 0.36% | 31 | 1.24% | -42 | -1.68% | 2,500 |
| Monongalia | 1,361 | 37.82% | 2,208 | 61.35% | 0 | 0.00% | 30 | 0.83% | -847 | -23.53% | 3,599 |
| Monroe | 1,338 | 51.72% | 1,222 | 47.24% | 0 | 0.00% | 27 | 1.04% | 116 | 4.48% | 2,587 |
| Morgan | 539 | 37.46% | 877 | 60.95% | 0 | 0.00% | 23 | 1.60% | -338 | -23.49% | 1,439 |
| Nicholas | 1,016 | 54.98% | 779 | 42.15% | 13 | 0.70% | 40 | 2.16% | 237 | 12.82% | 1,848 |
| Ohio | 4,855 | 50.07% | 4,749 | 48.98% | 0 | 0.00% | 92 | 0.95% | 106 | 1.09% | 9,696 |
| Pendleton | 1,012 | 56.47% | 779 | 43.47% | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.06% | 233 | 13.00% | 1,792 |
| Pleasants | 803 | 53.18% | 693 | 45.89% | 7 | 0.46% | 7 | 0.46% | 110 | 7.28% | 1,510 |
| Pocahontas | 891 | 60.04% | 587 | 39.56% | 0 | 0.00% | 6 | 0.40% | 304 | 20.49% | 1,484 |
| Preston | 1,403 | 31.32% | 2,998 | 66.92% | 35 | 0.78% | 44 | 0.98% | -1,595 | -35.60% | 4,480 |
| Putnam | 1,390 | 45.59% | 1,521 | 49.89% | 128 | 4.20% | 10 | 0.33% | -131 | -4.30% | 3,049 |
| Raleigh | 924 | 52.80% | 806 | 46.06% | 0 | 0.00% | 20 | 1.14% | 118 | 6.74% | 1,750 |
| Randolph | 1,426 | 64.88% | 772 | 35.12% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 654 | 29.75% | 2,198 |
| Ritchie | 1,408 | 40.23% | 1,960 | 56.00% | 32 | 0.91% | 100 | 2.86% | -552 | -15.77% | 3,500 |
| Roane | 1,636 | 52.93% | 1,449 | 46.88% | 3 | 0.10% | 3 | 0.10% | 187 | 6.05% | 3,091 |
| Summers | 1,353 | 51.25% | 1,272 | 48.18% | 0 | 0.00% | 15 | 0.57% | 81 | 3.07% | 2,640 |
| Taylor | 1,219 | 43.06% | 1,580 | 55.81% | 2 | 0.07% | 30 | 1.06% | -361 | -12.75% | 2,831 |
| Tucker | 680 | 51.52% | 628 | 47.58% | 6 | 0.45% | 6 | 0.45% | 52 | 3.94% | 1,320 |
| Tyler | 1,137 | 41.89% | 1,562 | 57.55% | 1 | 0.04% | 14 | 0.52% | -425 | -15.66% | 2,714 |
| Upshur | 841 | 32.32% | 1,716 | 65.95% | 21 | 0.81% | 24 | 0.92% | -875 | -33.63% | 2,602 |
| Wayne | 2,058 | 59.26% | 1,412 | 40.66% | 0 | 0.00% | 3 | 0.09% | 646 | 18.60% | 3,473 |
| Webster | 658 | 69.05% | 295 | 30.95% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 363 | 38.09% | 953 |
| Wetzel | 2,295 | 61.68% | 1,385 | 37.22% | 34 | 0.91% | 7 | 0.19% | 910 | 24.46% | 3,721 |
| Wirt | 1,054 | 53.02% | 921 | 46.33% | 10 | 0.50% | 3 | 0.15% | 133 | 6.69% | 1,988 |
| Wood | 2,803 | 44.82% | 3,255 | 52.05% | 134 | 2.14% | 62 | 0.99% | -452 | -7.23% | 6,254 |
| Wyoming | 471 | 44.10% | 596 | 55.81% | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.09% | -125 | -11.70% | 1,068 |
| Totals | 78,677 | 49.35% | 78,172 | 49.03% | 1,508 | 0.95% | 1,084 | 0.68% | 505 | 0.32% | 159,441 |
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References edit
- ^ "1888 Presidential Election Results — West Virginia: Total Population Turnout".
- ^ a b c "1888 Presidential Election Results — West Virginia".
- ^ "Presidential election of 1888 Popular Vote". Géoelections. (.xlsx file for €15)
- ^ "Popular Vote for Clinton Fisk". Géoelections. (.xlsx file for €15)
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Main article 1888 United States presidential election The 1888 United States presidential election in West Virginia took place on November 6 1888 as part of the 1888 United States presidential election West Virginia voters chose six representatives or electors to the Electoral College who voted for president and vice president 2 1888 United States presidential election in West Virginia 1884 November 6 1888 1892 Turnout25 78 of the total population 4 41 pp 1 Nominee Grover Cleveland Benjamin HarrisonParty Democratic RepublicanHome state New York IndianaRunning mate Allen Thurman Levi P MortonElectoral vote 6 0Popular vote 78 677 78 171Percentage 49 35 49 03 County Results Cleveland 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 Harrison 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 President before electionGrover ClevelandDemocratic Elected President Benjamin HarrisonRepublicanWest Virginia was won by the incumbent President Grover Cleveland D New York running with the former Senator and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio Allen G Thurman with 49 35 percent of the popular vote against former Senator Benjamin Harrison R Indiana running with Levi P Morton the 31st governor of New York with 49 03 percent of the vote 2 Cleveland s razor thin 0 32 percentage point margin of victory in West Virginia remains the state s closest presidential election result in history The Union Labor Party chose Alson Streeter a former Illinois state representative and Charles E Cunningham as their presidential and vice presidential candidates and received 0 95 percent of the vote The Prohibition Party ran brigadier general Clinton B Fisk and John A Brooks and received 0 68 percent of the vote Results edit1888 United States presidential election in West Virginia 2 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Grover Cleveland incumbent 78 677 49 35 Republican Benjamin Harrison 78 171 49 03 Labor Alson Streeter 1 508 0 95 Prohibition Clinton Fisk 1 084 0 68 Total votes 159 440 100 00 Results by county edit 1888 United States presidential election in West Virginia by county 3 4 County Stephen Grover Cleveland Democratic Benjamin Harrison Republican Alson Jenness Streeter Union Labor Clinton Bowen Fisk Prohibition Margin Total votes cast Barbour 1 508 50 40 1 473 49 23 9 0 30 2 0 07 35 1 17 2 992Berkeley 2 011 47 89 2 183 51 99 0 0 00 5 0 12 172 4 10 4 199Boone 741 58 62 520 41 14 2 0 16 1 0 08 221 17 48 1 264Braxton 1 688 61 27 1 062 38 55 0 0 00 5 0 18 626 22 72 2 755Brooke 804 50 16 788 49 16 0 0 00 11 0 69 16 1 00 1 603Cabell 2 427 55 01 1 947 44 13 8 0 18 30 0 68 480 10 88 4 412Calhoun 935 59 55 623 39 68 11 0 70 1 0 06 312 19 87 1 570Clay 414 46 73 464 52 37 8 0 90 0 0 00 50 5 64 886Doddridge 1 151 45 08 1 393 54 56 6 0 24 3 0 12 242 9 48 2 553Fayette 1 923 40 45 2 616 55 03 189 3 98 26 0 55 693 14 58 4 754Gilmer 1 179 58 60 833 41 40 0 0 00 0 0 00 346 17 20 2 012Grant 378 26 69 1 027 72 53 2 0 14 9 0 64 649 45 83 1 416Greenbrier 2 121 60 22 1 393 39 55 0 0 00 8 0 23 728 20 67 3 522Hampshire 1 907 78 38 519 21 33 0 0 00 7 0 29 1 388 57 05 2 433Hancock 489 40 45 675 55 83 33 2 73 12 0 99 186 15 38 1 209Hardy 1 153 72 20 439 27 49 0 0 00 5 0 31 714 44 71 1 597Harrison 2 161 43 84 2 628 53 32 118 2 39 22 0 45 467 9 47 4 929Jackson 1 942 46 28 2 234 53 24 0 0 00 20 0 48 292 6 96 4 196Jefferson 2 357 67 11 1 132 32 23 16 0 46 7 0 20 1 225 34 88 3 512Kanawha 3 089 37 19 4 541 54 66 582 7 01 95 1 14 1 452 17 48 8 307Lewis 1 642 51 39 1 527 47 79 4 0 13 22 0 69 115 3 60 3 195Lincoln 1 147 54 46 950 45 11 9 0 43 0 0 00 197 9 35 2 106Logan 1 533 79 60 393 20 40 0 0 00 0 0 00 1 140 59 19 1 926Marion 2 256 48 96 2 233 48 46 69 1 50 50 1 09 23 0 50 4 608Marshall 1 837 39 90 2 676 58 12 0 0 00 91 1 98 839 18 22 4 604Mason 2 321 46 29 2 646 52 77 0 0 00 47 0 94 325 6 48 5 014McDowell 409 41 27 582 58 73 0 0 00 0 0 00 173 17 46 991Mercer 1 374 49 26 1 402 50 27 7 0 25 6 0 22 28 1 00 2 789Mineral 1 209 48 36 1 251 50 04 9 0 36 31 1 24 42 1 68 2 500Monongalia 1 361 37 82 2 208 61 35 0 0 00 30 0 83 847 23 53 3 599Monroe 1 338 51 72 1 222 47 24 0 0 00 27 1 04 116 4 48 2 587Morgan 539 37 46 877 60 95 0 0 00 23 1 60 338 23 49 1 439Nicholas 1 016 54 98 779 42 15 13 0 70 40 2 16 237 12 82 1 848Ohio 4 855 50 07 4 749 48 98 0 0 00 92 0 95 106 1 09 9 696Pendleton 1 012 56 47 779 43 47 0 0 00 1 0 06 233 13 00 1 792Pleasants 803 53 18 693 45 89 7 0 46 7 0 46 110 7 28 1 510Pocahontas 891 60 04 587 39 56 0 0 00 6 0 40 304 20 49 1 484Preston 1 403 31 32 2 998 66 92 35 0 78 44 0 98 1 595 35 60 4 480Putnam 1 390 45 59 1 521 49 89 128 4 20 10 0 33 131 4 30 3 049Raleigh 924 52 80 806 46 06 0 0 00 20 1 14 118 6 74 1 750Randolph 1 426 64 88 772 35 12 0 0 00 0 0 00 654 29 75 2 198Ritchie 1 408 40 23 1 960 56 00 32 0 91 100 2 86 552 15 77 3 500Roane 1 636 52 93 1 449 46 88 3 0 10 3 0 10 187 6 05 3 091Summers 1 353 51 25 1 272 48 18 0 0 00 15 0 57 81 3 07 2 640Taylor 1 219 43 06 1 580 55 81 2 0 07 30 1 06 361 12 75 2 831Tucker 680 51 52 628 47 58 6 0 45 6 0 45 52 3 94 1 320Tyler 1 137 41 89 1 562 57 55 1 0 04 14 0 52 425 15 66 2 714Upshur 841 32 32 1 716 65 95 21 0 81 24 0 92 875 33 63 2 602Wayne 2 058 59 26 1 412 40 66 0 0 00 3 0 09 646 18 60 3 473Webster 658 69 05 295 30 95 0 0 00 0 0 00 363 38 09 953Wetzel 2 295 61 68 1 385 37 22 34 0 91 7 0 19 910 24 46 3 721Wirt 1 054 53 02 921 46 33 10 0 50 3 0 15 133 6 69 1 988Wood 2 803 44 82 3 255 52 05 134 2 14 62 0 99 452 7 23 6 254Wyoming 471 44 10 596 55 81 0 0 00 1 0 09 125 11 70 1 068Totals 78 677 49 35 78 172 49 03 1 508 0 95 1 084 0 68 505 0 32 159 441References edit 1888 Presidential Election Results West Virginia Total Population Turnout a b c 1888 Presidential Election Results West Virginia Presidential election of 1888 Popular Vote Geoelections xlsx file for 15 Popular Vote for Clinton Fisk Geoelections xlsx file for 15 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1888 United States presidential election in West Virginia amp oldid 1207131706, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
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