See main article: 1888 United States presidential election.
Election Name: | 1888 United States presidential election in Connecticut |
Country: | Connecticut |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1884 United States presidential election in Connecticut |
Previous Year: | 1884 |
Next Election: | 1892 United States presidential election in Connecticut |
Next Year: | 1892 |
Election Date: | November 6, 1888 |
Image1: | StephenGroverCleveland.png |
Nominee1: | Grover Cleveland |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Home State1: | New York |
Running Mate1: | Allen G. Thurman |
Electoral Vote1: | 6 |
Popular Vote1: | 74,920 |
Percentage1: | 48.66% |
Nominee2: | Benjamin Harrison |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Home State2: | Indiana |
Running Mate2: | Levi P. Morton |
Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
Popular Vote2: | 74,584 |
Percentage2: | 48.44% |
Map Size: | 250px |
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 Connecticut took place on November 6, 1888, as part of the 1888 United States presidential election. Voters chose six representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Connecticut voted for the Democratic nominee, incumbent President Grover Cleveland over the Republican nominee Benjamin Harrison. Cleveland won the state by a very narrow margin of 0.22%; it was the only New England state that he carried in the election.
This was the first time Darien voted for a Democratic Presidential candidate, and would be the last time until 2016 when Hillary Clinton won it by eleven points over Republican Donald Trump.