1888 United States presidential election in Kansas explained

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Election Name:	1888 United States presidential election in Kansas
Country:	Kansas
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1884 United States presidential election in Kansas
Previous Year:	1884
Next Election:	1892 United States presidential election in Kansas
Next Year:	1892
Election Date:	November 6, 1888
Image1:	Benjamin Harrison 1896.jpg
Nominee1:	Benjamin Harrison
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Home State1:	Indiana
Running Mate1:	Levi P. Morton
Electoral Vote1:	9
Popular Vote1:	182,904
Percentage1:	55.23%
Nominee2:	Grover Cleveland
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Home State2:	New York
Running Mate2:	Allen G. Thurman
Electoral Vote2:	0
Popular Vote2:	102,745
Percentage2:	31.03%
Image3:	AlsonStreeter.png
Nominee3:	Alson Streeter
Party3:	Labor Party (United States, 19th century)
Home State3:	Illinois
Running Mate3:	Charles E. Cunningham
Electoral Vote3:	0
Popular Vote3:	37,788
Percentage3:	11.41%
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 Kansas took place on November 6, 1888, as part of the 1888 United States presidential election. Voters chose nine representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Kansas voted for the Republican nominee, Benjamin Harrison, over the Democratic nominee, incumbent President Grover Cleveland. Harrison won the state by a margin of 24.20%.

With 55.23% of the popular vote, Kansas would prove to be Harrison's fourth strongest victory in terms of percentage in the popular vote after Vermont, Nevada and Maine.^[1]

Results

Results by county

1888 United States presidential election in Kansas by county^[2] ^[3]
County	Benjamin Harrison Republican		Stephen Grover Cleveland Democratic		Alson Jenness Streeter Union Labor		Clinton Bowen Fisk Prohibition		Various candidates Write-ins		Margin		Total votes cast
	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%		data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%
	Allen		1,886		56.62%		1,036		31.10%		332		9.97%		77		2.31%						850		25.52%		3,331
	Anderson		1,843		55.13%		960		28.72%		369		11.04%		171		5.12%						883		26.41%		3,343
	Atchison		3,219		52.10%		2,603		42.13%		332		5.37%		25		0.40%						616		9.97%		6,179
	Barber		977		48.80%		710		35.46%		304		15.18%		11		0.55%						267		13.34%		2,002
	Barton		1,353		49.16%		1,228		44.62%		101		3.67%		70		2.54%						125		4.54%		2,752
	Bourbon		3,569		57.07%		1,831		29.28%		805		12.87%		49		0.78%						1,738		27.79%		6,254
	Brown		2,696		55.58%		1,803		37.17%		235		4.84%		117		2.41%						893		18.41%		4,851
	Butler		3,172		55.36%		1,616		28.20%		721		12.58%		221		3.86%						1,556		27.16%		5,730
	Chase		1126		54.11%		593		28.50%		326		15.67%		36		1.73%						533		25.61%		2,081
	Chautauqua		1,590		57.57%		694		25.13%		466		16.87%		12		0.43%						896		32.44%		2,762
	Cherokee		2,935		45.62%		2,038		31.68%		1,269		19.72%		192		2.98%						897		13.94%		6,434
	Cheyenne		779		63.08%		420		34.01%		22		1.78%		14		1.13%						359		29.07%		1,235
	Clark		473		51.30%		349		37.85%		98		10.63%		2		0.22%						124		13.45%		922
	Clay		1,914		50.80%		920		24.42%		794		21.07%		140		3.72%						994		26.38%		3,768
	Cloud		2,542		59.55%		1,052		24.64%		557		13.05%		118		2.76%						1,490		34.90%		4,269
	Coffey		1,970		52.59%		1,227		32.75%		440		11.75%		109		2.91%						743		19.83%		3,746
	Comanche		490		50.67%		384		39.71%		93		9.62%		0		0.00%						106		10.96%		967
	Cowley		4,112		53.41%		1,933		25.11%		1,533		19.91%		120		1.56%		1		0.01%		2,179		28.30%		7,699
	Crawford		3,156		48.46%		1,875		28.79%		1,362		20.91%		120		1.84%						1,281		19.67%		6,513
	Decatur		1224		57.17%		731		34.14%		140		6.54%		46		2.15%						493		23.03%		2,141
	Dickinson		2,746		54.15%		1,695		33.43%		473		9.33%		157		3.10%						1,051		20.73%		5,071
	Doniphan		2,245		66.52%		1,109		32.86%		14		0.41%		7		0.21%						1,136		33.66%		3,375
	Douglas		3,189		60.02%		1,669		31.41%		217		4.08%		238		4.48%						1,520		28.61%		5,313
	Edwards		541		53.62%		334		33.10%		114		11.30%		20		1.98%						207		20.52%		1,009
	Elk		1,566		53.70%		696		23.87%		600		20.58%		50		1.71%		4		0.14%		870		29.84%		2,916
	Ellis		690		44.43%		756		48.68%		105		6.76%		2		0.13%						-66		-4.25%		1,553
	Ellsworth		1,159		56.51%		831		40.52%		39		1.90%		22		1.07%						328		15.99%		2,051
	Finney		694		62.86%		348		31.52%		51		4.62%		11		1.00%						346		31.34%		1,104
	Ford		882		52.47%		630		37.48%		119		7.08%		50		2.97%						252		14.99%		1,681
	Franklin		2,422		50.47%		1,113		23.19%		1,056		22.00%		208		4.33%						1,309		27.28%		4,799
	Garfield		225		62.15%		129		35.64%		3		0.83%		5		1.38%						96		26.52%		362
	Geary		1027		54.31%		756		39.98%		98		5.18%		10		0.53%						271		14.33%		1,891
	Gove		586		65.84%		278		31.24%		7		0.79%		19		2.13%						308		34.61%		890
	Graham		797		49.35%		342		21.18%		245		15.17%		4		0.25%		227		14.06%		455		28.17%		1,615
	Grant		390		50.45%		245		31.69%		51		6.60%		6		0.78%		81		10.48%		145		18.76%		773
	Gray		417		53.81%		268		34.58%		48		6.19%		33		4.26%		9		1.16%		149		19.23%		775
	Greeley		422		59.02%		180		25.17%		105		14.69%		8		1.12%						242		33.85%		715
	Greenwood		2,242		56.89%		1,110		28.17%		542		13.75%		47		1.19%						1,132		28.72%		3,941
	Hamilton		480		59.11%		295		36.33%		28		3.45%		9		1.11%						185		22.78%		812
	Harper		1,490		48.79%		940		30.78%		587		19.22%		37		1.21%						550		18.01%		3,054
	Harvey		2,145		54.25%		1,065		26.93%		676		17.10%		68		1.72%						1,080		27.31%		3,954
	Haskell		291		55.01%		197		37.24%		21		3.97%		0		0.00%		20		3.78%		94		17.77%		529
	Hodgeman		563		63.98%		220		25.00%		83		9.43%		14		1.59%						343		38.98%		880
	Jackson		1,979		59.90%		1,220		36.92%		13		0.39%		92		2.78%						759		22.97%		3,304
	Jefferson		2,268		57.00%		1,601		40.24%		11		0.28%		99		2.49%						667		16.76%		3,979
	Jewell		2,285		54.81%		999		23.96%		757		18.16%		128		3.07%						1,286		30.85%		4,169
	Johnson		2,164		53.13%		1,435		35.23%		303		7.44%		171		4.20%						729		17.90%		4,073
	Kearny		367		59.39%		248		40.13%		1		0.16%		2		0.32%						119		19.26%		618
	Kingman		1,413		50.16%		622		22.08%		756		26.84%		24		0.85%		2		0.07%		657		23.32%		2,817
	Kiowa		525		50.34%		381		36.53%		107		10.26%		30		2.88%						144		13.81%		1,043
	Labette		2,870		47.38%		976		16.11%		2,125		35.08%		85		1.40%		1		0.02%		745		12.30%		6,057
	Lane		459		57.74%		267		33.58%		49		6.16%		20		2.52%						192		24.15%		795
	Leavenworth		3,272		45.48%		3,516		48.87%		335		4.66%		71		0.99%						-244		-3.39%		7,194
	Lincoln		1069		50.19%		617		28.97%		349		16.38%		59		2.77%		36		1.69%		452		21.22%		2,130
	Linn		2,166		52.51%		802		19.44%		1,119		27.13%		38		0.92%						1,047		25.38%		4,125
	Logan		609		65.84%		283		30.59%		33		3.57%		0		0.00%						326		35.24%		925
	Lyon		3,014		60.10%		1,377		27.46%		469		9.35%		155		3.09%						1,637		32.64%		5,015
	Marion		2,375		60.16%		1,283		32.50%		219		5.55%		71		1.80%						1,092		27.66%		3,948
	Marshall		2,547		48.33%		1,815		34.44%		835		15.84%		73		1.39%						732		13.89%		5,270
	McPherson		2,279		51.70%		829		18.81%		1,181		26.79%		119		2.70%						1,098		24.91%		4,408
	Meade		578		56.78%		342		33.60%		91		8.94%		7		0.69%						236		23.18%		1,018
	Miami		2,170		51.30%		1,600		37.83%		360		8.51%		100		2.36%						570		13.48%		4,230
	Mitchell		1,676		55.90%		880		29.35%		337		11.24%		105		3.50%						796		26.55%		2,998
	Montgomery		2,871		52.43%		1,863		34.02%		709		12.95%		33		0.60%						1,008		18.41%		5,476
	Morris		1,612		58.72%		840		30.60%		258		9.40%		35		1.28%						772		28.12%		2,745
	Morton		333		58.01%		205		35.71%		29		5.05%		7		1.22%						128		22.30%		574
	Nemaha		2,515		56.54%		1,682		37.81%		81		1.82%		93		2.09%		77		1.73%		833		18.73%		4,448
	Neosho		2,134		49.66%		1,144		26.62%		982		22.85%		37		0.86%						990		23.04%		4,297
	Ness		891		57.26%		470		30.21%		124		7.97%		71		4.56%						421		27.06%		1,556
	Norton		1,471		56.60%		631		24.28%		466		17.93%		31		1.19%						840		32.32%		2,599
	Osage		3,442		57.49%		1,380		23.05%		1,001		16.72%		164		2.74%						2,062		34.44%		5,987
	Osborne		1,680		64.62%		686		26.38%		183		7.04%		45		1.73%		6		0.23%		994		38.23%		2,600
	Ottawa		1,569		56.08%		769		27.48%		366		13.08%		94		3.36%						800		28.59%		2,798
	Pawnee		895		61.94%		303		20.97%		209		14.46%		38		2.63%						592		40.97%		1,445
	Phillips		1,681		53.86%		763		24.45%		592		18.97%		35		1.12%		50		1.60%		918		29.41%		3,121
	Pottawatomie		2,419		58.94%		1,471		35.84%		162		3.95%		52		1.27%						948		23.10%		4,104
	Pratt		1115		50.18%		652		29.34%		370		16.65%		85		3.83%						463		20.84%		2,222
	Rawlins		1023		57.31%		633		35.46%		127		7.11%		2		0.11%						390		21.85%		1,785
	Reno		3,398		56.61%		1,841		30.67%		366		6.10%		158		2.63%		239		3.98%		1,557		25.94%		6,002
	Republic		2,595		63.77%		1,205		29.61%		110		2.70%		159		3.91%						1,390		34.16%		4,069
	Rice		1,851		57.79%		934		29.16%		284		8.87%		134		4.18%						917		28.63%		3,203
	Riley		1,856		62.49%		772		25.99%		285		9.60%		56		1.89%		1		0.03%		1,084		36.50%		2,970
	Rooks		1112		58.31%		412		21.60%		350		18.35%		33		1.73%						700		36.71%		1,907
	Rush		681		58.71%		424		36.55%		26		2.24%		29		2.50%						257		22.16%		1,160
	Russell		953		60.82%		571		36.44%		24		1.53%		15		0.96%		4		0.26%		382		24.38%		1,567
	Saline		2,263		57.97%		1,186		30.38%		329		8.43%		126		3.23%						1,077		27.59%		3,904
	Scott		294		54.65%		182		33.83%		49		9.11%		13		2.42%						112		20.82%		538
	Sedgwick		6,071		55.51%		4,025		36.80%		618		5.65%		223		2.04%						2,046		18.71%		10,937
	Seward		400		61.16%		207		31.65%		43		6.57%		4		0.61%						193		29.51%		654
	Shawnee		7,672		68.48%		3,143		28.05%		117		1.04%		271		2.42%						4,529		40.43%		11,203
	Sheridan		623		61.99%		337		33.53%		37		3.68%		8		0.80%						286		28.46%		1,005
	Sherman		803		55.69%		481		33.36%		146		10.12%		12		0.83%						322		22.33%		1,442
	Smith		1,726		51.71%		777		23.28%		699		20.94%		71		2.13%		65		1.95%		949		28.43%		3,338
	Stafford		975		47.51%		483		23.54%		505		24.61%		89		4.34%						470		22.90%		2,052
	Stanton		298		52.84%		197		34.93%		41		7.27%		3		0.53%		25		4.43%		101		17.91%		564
	Stevens		307		40.99%		268		35.78%		61		8.14%		21		2.80%		92		12.28%		39		5.21%		749
	Sumner		3,499		49.72%		2,139		30.39%		1,301		18.49%		99		1.41%						1,360		19.32%		7,038
	Thomas		751		55.02%		486		35.60%		121		8.86%		6		0.44%		1		0.07%		265		19.41%		1,365
	Trego		477		63.86%		220		29.45%		25		3.35%		24		3.21%		1		0.13%		257		34.40%		747
	Wabaunsee		1,708		62.43%		960		35.09%		35		1.28%		33		1.21%						748		27.34%		2,736
	Wallace		412		65.50%		198		31.48%		14		2.23%		5		0.79%						214		34.02%		629
	Washington		2,999		62.28%		1,511		31.38%		260		5.40%		45		0.93%						1,488		30.90%		4,815
	Wichita		438		59.35%		207		28.05%		78		10.57%		15		2.03%						231		31.30%		738
	Wilson		2,191		55.48%		1,035		26.21%		671		16.99%		47		1.19%		5		0.13%		1,156		29.27%		3,949
	Woodson		1,149		51.97%		595		26.91%		363		16.42%		104		4.70%						554		25.06%		2,211
	Wyandotte		5,430		55.41%		4,155		42.40%		190		1.94%		25		0.26%						1,275		13.01%		9,800
Totals	182,903	48.40%	102,745	31.06%	37,506	11.34%	6,697	2.02%	947	0.29%	19,807	17.34%	330,798

See also

• United States presidential elections in Kansas

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1888 Presidential Election Statistics. Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. 2018-03-05.
2. Web site: Géoelections. Presidential election of 1888 Popular Vote. (.xlsx file for €15)
3. Web site: Géoelections. Popular Vote for Clinton Fisk. (.xlsx file for €15 including Streeter and other candidates)