See main article: 1888 United States presidential election.
Election Name: | 1888 United States presidential election in Florida |
Country: | Florida |
Flag Year: | 1868 |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1884 United States presidential election in Florida |
Previous Year: | 1884 |
Next Election: | 1892 United States presidential election in Florida |
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: | 4 |
Popular Vote1: | 39,557 |
Percentage1: | 59.48% |
Nominee2: | Benjamin Harrison |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Home State2: | Indiana |
Running Mate2: | Levi P. Morton |
Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
Popular Vote2: | 26,529 |
Percentage2: | 39.89% |
Map Size: | 400px |
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 Florida took place on November 6, 1888. All contemporary 38 states were part of the 1888 United States presidential election. Florida voters chose four electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.
Florida was won by the Democratic nominees, incumbent President Grover Cleveland of New York and his running mate Allen G. Thurman of Ohio.
This was the last election until 2020 that Florida increased its margin to an incumbent who lost re-election nationally.
United States presidential election in Florida, 1888[1] | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | ||
Democratic | Grover Cleveland (incumbent) | 39,557 | 59.48% | 4 | ||
Republican | Benjamin Harrison | 26,529 | 39.89% | 0 | ||
Prohibition | Clinton Fisk | 414 | 0.62% | 0 | ||
Totals | 66,500 | 100.00% | 4 | |||
Voter turnout | — |