See main article: 1888 United States presidential election.
Election Name: | 1888 United States presidential election in Arkansas |
Country: | Arkansas |
Flag Year: | 1888 |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1884 United States presidential election in Arkansas |
Previous Year: | 1884 |
Next Election: | 1892 United States presidential election in Arkansas |
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: | 7 |
Popular Vote1: | 86,062 |
Percentage1: | 54.80% |
Nominee2: | Benjamin Harrison |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Home State2: | Indiana |
Running Mate2: | Levi P. Morton |
Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
Popular Vote2: | 59,752 |
Percentage2: | 38.04% |
Nominee3: | Alson Streeter |
Electoral Vote3: | 0 |
Popular Vote3: | 10,630 |
Percentage3: | 6.77% |
Party3: | Labor Party (United States, 19th century) |
Image3: | File:AlsonStreeter.png |
Home State3: | Illinois |
Running Mate3: | Charles E. Cunningham |
Map Size: | 300px |
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 Arkansas took place on November 6, 1888, as part of the 1888 United States presidential election. Voters chose seven representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Arkansas voted for the Democratic nominee, incumbent President Grover Cleveland, over the Republican nominee, Benjamin Harrison. Cleveland won the state by a margin of 16.76%.
The Union Labor Party held its convention in Little Rock, on April 30, 1888.
Arkansas had the third-highest percentage for Streeter. Charles Norwood, the Union Labor gubernatorial candidate, narrowly lost in the concurrent election while Lewis P. Featherstone was elected to the United States House of Representatives.