See main article: 1888 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1888 United States presidential election in Alabama |
| Country: | Alabama |
| Flag Year: | 1861 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1884 United States presidential election in Alabama |
| Previous Year: | 1884 |
| Next Election: | 1892 United States presidential election in Alabama |
| Next Year: | 1892 |
| Election Date: | November 6, 1888 |
| Image1: | StephenGroverCleveland.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Grover Cleveland |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Home State1: | New York |
| Running Mate1: | Allen G. Thurman |
| Electoral Vote1: | 10 |
| Popular Vote1: | 117,314 |
| Percentage1: | 67.00% |
| Nominee2: | Benjamin Harrison |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | Indiana |
| Running Mate2: | Levi P. Morton |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 57,177 |
| Percentage2: | 32.66% |
| Map Size: | 200px |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Grover Cleveland |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Benjamin Harrison |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1888 United States presidential election in Alabama was held on November 6, 1888, as part of the concurrent Presidential election in which all thirty-eight contemporary states participated. Alabama voters chose ten electors, or representatives to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice-President.
Alabama was won easily by the Democratic nominee, former President and Governor of New York Grover Cleveland, over the Republican nominee, former Indiana Senator Benjamin Harrison. Increasing intimidation of African Americans who attempted to vote[1] meant that Cleveland increased his margin of 22% in 1884 to 34.51%. Increasingly blatant electoral fraud in the region against the Republican Party – associated at this state with the memories of Reconstruction – meant that Cleveland carried every Black Belt county,[2] and lost only five counties in North Alabama that were unfavourable to his Bourbon Democrat policies and image.
| 1888 United States presidential election in Alabama[3] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | ||
| Democratic | Grover Cleveland (incumbent) | 117,314 | 67.00% | 10 | ||
| Republican | Benjamin Harrison | 57,177 | 32.66% | 0 | ||
| Prohibition | Clinton B. Fisk | 594 | 0.34% | 0 | ||
| Totals | 175,085 | 100.00% | 10 | |||
| County | Grover Cleveland[4] Democratic | Benjamin Harrison Republican | Clinton B. Fisk[5] Prohibition | Various candidates Write-ins | Margin | Total votes cast | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| Autauga | 893 | 63.24% | 519 | 36.76% | 0 | 0.00% | 374 | 26.49% | 1,412 | ||||||||||||||
| Baldwin | 724 | 56.96% | 547 | 43.04% | 0 | 0.00% | 177 | 13.93% | 1,271 | ||||||||||||||
| Barbour | 3,530 | 88.65% | 452 | 11.35% | 0 | 0.00% | 3,078 | 77.30% | 3,982 | ||||||||||||||
| Bibb | 960 | 59.04% | 657 | 40.41% | 9 | 0.55% | 303 | 18.63% | 1,626 | ||||||||||||||
| Blount | 1,873 | 83.06% | 375 | 16.63% | 7 | 0.31% | 1,498 | 66.43% | 2,255 | ||||||||||||||
| Bullock | 716 | 60.63% | 465 | 39.37% | 0 | 0.00% | 251 | 21.25% | 1,181 | ||||||||||||||
| Butler | 1,905 | 58.13% | 1,347 | 41.10% | 25 | 0.76% | 558 | 17.03% | 3,277 | ||||||||||||||
| Calhoun | 2,680 | 73.87% | 938 | 25.85% | 10 | 0.28% | 1,742 | 48.02% | 3,628 | ||||||||||||||
| Chambers | 2,115 | 57.04% | 1,593 | 42.96% | 0 | 0.00% | 522 | 14.08% | 3,708 | ||||||||||||||
| Cherokee | 1,686 | 82.65% | 333 | 16.32% | 19 | 0.93% | 2 | 0.10% | 1,353 | 66.32% | 2,040 | ||||||||||||
| Chilton | 1,101 | 71.59% | 437 | 28.41% | 0 | 0.00% | 664 | 43.17% | 1,538 | ||||||||||||||
| Choctaw | 1,389 | 68.83% | 629 | 31.17% | 0 | 0.00% | 760 | 37.66% | 2,018 | ||||||||||||||
| Clarke | 1,566 | 55.91% | 1,235 | 44.09% | 0 | 0.00% | 331 | 11.82% | 2,801 | ||||||||||||||
| Clay | 1,278 | 77.08% | 376 | 22.68% | 4 | 0.24% | 902 | 54.40% | 1,658 | ||||||||||||||
| Cleburne | 940 | 77.24% | 276 | 22.68% | 1 | 0.08% | 664 | 54.56% | 1,217 | ||||||||||||||
| Coffee | 1,124 | 99.38% | 7 | 0.62% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,117 | 98.76% | 1,131 | ||||||||||||||
| Colbert | 1,274 | 49.08% | 1,315 | 50.65% | 7 | 0.27% | -41 | -1.58% | 2,596 | ||||||||||||||
| Conecuh | 1,347 | 64.30% | 748 | 35.70% | 0 | 0.00% | 599 | 28.59% | 2,095 | ||||||||||||||
| Coosa | 1,329 | 64.26% | 739 | 35.74% | 0 | 0.00% | 590 | 28.53% | 2,068 | ||||||||||||||
| Covington | 1,058 | 95.49% | 50 | 4.51% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,008 | 90.97% | 1,108 | ||||||||||||||
| Crenshaw | 1,923 | 90.71% | 197 | 9.29% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,726 | 81.42% | 2,120 | ||||||||||||||
| Cullman | 920 | 72.33% | 350 | 27.52% | 2 | 0.16% | 570 | 44.81% | 1,272 | ||||||||||||||
| Dale | 1,266 | 98.83% | 15 | 1.17% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,251 | 97.66% | 1,281 | ||||||||||||||
| Dallas | 5,302 | 71.69% | 2,090 | 28.26% | 4 | 0.05% | 3,212 | 43.43% | 7,396 | ||||||||||||||
| DeKalb | 1,326 | 68.49% | 593 | 30.63% | 17 | 0.88% | 733 | 37.86% | 1,936 | ||||||||||||||
| Elmore | 1,717 | 52.80% | 1,535 | 47.20% | 0 | 0.00% | 182 | 5.60% | 3,252 | ||||||||||||||
| Escambia | 694 | 58.47% | 484 | 40.78% | 9 | 0.76% | 210 | 17.69% | 1,187 | ||||||||||||||
| Etowah | 1,912 | 68.09% | 841 | 29.95% | 55 | 1.96% | 1,071 | 38.14% | 2,808 | ||||||||||||||
| Fayette | 864 | 72.85% | 315 | 26.56% | 7 | 0.59% | 549 | 46.29% | 1,186 | ||||||||||||||
| Franklin | 784 | 76.86% | 236 | 23.14% | 0 | 0.00% | 548 | 53.73% | 1,020 | ||||||||||||||
| Geneva | 794 | 99.37% | 5 | 0.63% | 0 | 0.00% | 789 | 98.75% | 799 | ||||||||||||||
| Greene | 1,401 | 64.24% | 778 | 35.67% | 2 | 0.09% | 623 | 28.56% | 2,181 | ||||||||||||||
| Hale | 2,914 | 66.23% | 1,478 | 33.59% | 8 | 0.18% | 1,436 | 32.64% | 4,400 | ||||||||||||||
| Henry | 1,947 | 99.85% | 2 | 0.10% | 1 | 0.05% | 1,945 | 99.74% | 1,950 | ||||||||||||||
| Jackson | 2,304 | 68.45% | 1,022 | 30.36% | 40 | 1.19% | 1,282 | 38.09% | 3,366 | ||||||||||||||
| Jefferson | 5,508 | 63.95% | 3,001 | 34.84% | 104 | 1.21% | 2,507 | 29.11% | 8,613 | ||||||||||||||
| Lamar | 1,133 | 82.28% | 243 | 17.65% | 1 | 0.07% | 890 | 64.63% | 1,377 | ||||||||||||||
| Lauderdale | 1,637 | 59.35% | 1,120 | 40.61% | 1 | 0.04% | 517 | 18.75% | 2,758 | ||||||||||||||
| Lawrence | 1,449 | 49.54% | 1,457 | 49.81% | 19 | 0.65% | -8 | -0.27% | 2,925 | ||||||||||||||
| Lee | 1,991 | 58.11% | 1,432 | 41.80% | 3 | 0.09% | 559 | 16.32% | 3,426 | ||||||||||||||
| Limestone | 1,489 | 55.29% | 1,183 | 43.93% | 21 | 0.78% | 306 | 11.36% | 2,693 | ||||||||||||||
| Lowndes | 2,105 | 58.91% | 1,468 | 41.09% | 0 | 0.00% | 637 | 17.83% | 3,573 | ||||||||||||||
| Macon | 931 | 77.65% | 268 | 22.35% | 0 | 0.00% | 663 | 55.30% | 1,199 | ||||||||||||||
| Madison | 2,136 | 45.08% | 2,595 | 54.77% | 6 | 0.13% | 1 | 0.02% | -459 | -9.69% | 4,738 | ||||||||||||
| Marengo | 3,426 | 63.93% | 1,933 | 36.07% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,493 | 27.86% | 5,359 | ||||||||||||||
| Marion | 721 | 72.54% | 273 | 27.46% | 0 | 0.00% | 448 | 45.07% | 994 | ||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 1,166 | 79.43% | 248 | 16.89% | 20 | 1.36% | 34 | 2.32% | 918 | 62.53% | 1,468 | ||||||||||||
| Mobile | 3,109 | 55.02% | 2,542 | 44.98% | 0 | 0.00% | 567 | 10.03% | 5,651 | ||||||||||||||
| Monroe | 1,445 | 65.33% | 767 | 34.67% | 0 | 0.00% | 678 | 30.65% | 2,212 | ||||||||||||||
| Montgomery | 3,712 | 55.58% | 2,966 | 44.41% | 1 | 0.01% | 746 | 11.17% | 6,679 | ||||||||||||||
| Morgan | 1,707 | 76.65% | 507 | 22.77% | 13 | 0.58% | 1,200 | 53.88% | 2,227 | ||||||||||||||
| Perry | 2,729 | 77.55% | 790 | 22.45% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,939 | 55.10% | 3,519 | ||||||||||||||
| Pickens | 1,326 | 98.66% | 17 | 1.26% | 1 | 0.07% | 1,309 | 97.40% | 1,344 | ||||||||||||||
| Pike | 2,623 | 74.67% | 890 | 25.33% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,733 | 49.33% | 3,513 | ||||||||||||||
| Randolph | 1,023 | 57.93% | 733 | 41.51% | 8 | 0.45% | 2 | 0.11% | 290 | 16.42% | 1,766 | ||||||||||||
| Russell | 1,970 | 64.42% | 1,088 | 35.58% | 0 | 0.00% | 882 | 28.84% | 3,058 | ||||||||||||||
| Shelby | 1,626 | 60.65% | 1,037 | 38.68% | 18 | 0.67% | 589 | 21.97% | 2,681 | ||||||||||||||
| St. Clair | 1,489 | 69.26% | 640 | 29.77% | 21 | 0.98% | 849 | 39.49% | 2,150 | ||||||||||||||
| Sumter | 2,060 | 71.28% | 819 | 28.34% | 11 | 0.38% | 1,241 | 42.94% | 2,890 | ||||||||||||||
| Talladega | 1,983 | 46.64% | 2,179 | 51.25% | 90 | 2.12% | -196 | -4.61% | 4,252 | ||||||||||||||
| Tallapoosa | 2,385 | 76.05% | 751 | 23.95% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,634 | 52.10% | 3,136 | ||||||||||||||
| Tuscaloosa | 2,214 | 67.09% | 1,057 | 32.03% | 28 | 0.85% | 1 | 0.03% | 1,157 | 35.06% | 3,300 | ||||||||||||
| Walker | 1,126 | 51.82% | 1,047 | 48.18% | 0 | 0.00% | 79 | 3.64% | 2,173 | ||||||||||||||
| Washington | 508 | 69.97% | 217 | 29.89% | 1 | 0.14% | 291 | 40.08% | 726 | ||||||||||||||
| Wilcox | 4,811 | 88.80% | 607 | 11.20% | 0 | 0.00% | 4,204 | 77.59% | 5,418 | ||||||||||||||
| Winston | 220 | 40.52% | 323 | 59.48% | 0 | 0.00% | -103 | -18.97% | 543 | ||||||||||||||
| Totals | 117,094 | 67.07% | 56,854 | 32.57% | 594 | 0.34% | 40 | 0.02% | 60,240 | 34.51% | 174,582 | ||||||||||||