See main article: 1888 United States presidential election.
Election Name: | 1888 United States presidential election in Vermont |
Country: | Vermont |
Flag Year: | 1837 |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1884 United States presidential election in Vermont |
Previous Year: | 1884 |
Next Election: | 1892 United States presidential election in Vermont |
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: | 4 |
Popular Vote1: | 45,192 |
Percentage1: | 69.05% |
Nominee2: | Grover Cleveland |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Home State2: | New York |
Running Mate2: | Allen G. Thurman |
Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
Popular Vote2: | 16,788 |
Percentage2: | 25.65% |
Map Size: | 260px |
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 Vermont took place on November 6, 1888, as part of the 1888 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Vermont voted for the Republican nominee, Benjamin Harrison, over the Democratic nominee, incumbent President Grover Cleveland. Harrison won Vermont by a margin of 43.40%.
With 69.05% of the popular vote, Vermont would be Harrison's strongest victory in terms of percentage in the popular vote.[1]
Vice President-elect Levi P. Morton was born in Shoreham, Vermont.
County | Benjamin Harrison[2] Republican | Stephen Grover Cleveland Democratic | Alson Jenness Streeter Union Labor[3] | Clinton Bowen Fisk[4] Prohibition | Margin | Total votes cast | |||||||||||||||||
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% | % | % | % | % | |||||||||||||||||||
Addison | 4,036 | 82.77% | 618 | 12.67% | 58 | 1.19% | 164 | 3.36% | 3,418 | 70.10% | 4,876 | ||||||||||||
Bennington | 2,497 | 60.72% | 1,128 | 27.43% | 396 | 9.63% | 91 | 2.21% | 1,369 | 33.29% | 4,112 | ||||||||||||
Caledonia | 3,083 | 65.82% | 1,249 | 26.67% | 190 | 4.06% | 162 | 3.46% | 1,834 | 39.15% | 4,684 | ||||||||||||
Chittenden | 4,149 | 65.59% | 1,940 | 30.67% | 131 | 2.07% | 106 | 1.68% | 2,209 | 34.92% | 6,326 | ||||||||||||
Essex | 907 | 61.62% | 502 | 34.10% | 38 | 2.58% | 25 | 1.70% | 405 | 27.51% | 1,472 | ||||||||||||
Franklin | 3,121 | 67.34% | 1,343 | 28.98% | 0 | 0.00% | 171 | 3.69% | 1,778 | 38.36% | 4,635 | ||||||||||||
Grand Isle | 465 | 71.76% | 180 | 27.78% | 0 | 0.00% | 3 | 0.46% | 285 | 43.98% | 648 | ||||||||||||
Lamoille | 1,797 | 74.10% | 543 | 22.39% | 19 | 0.78% | 66 | 2.72% | 1,254 | 51.71% | 2,425 | ||||||||||||
Orange | 7,292 | 81.39% | 1,277 | 14.25% | 276 | 3.08% | 114 | 1.27% | 6,015 | 67.14% | 8,959 | ||||||||||||
Orleans | 3,036 | 73.55% | 724 | 17.54% | 265 | 6.42% | 103 | 2.50% | 2,312 | 56.01% | 4,128 | ||||||||||||
Rutland | 6,088 | 68.57% | 2,417 | 27.22% | 220 | 2.48% | 153 | 1.72% | 3,671 | 41.35% | 8,878 | ||||||||||||
Washington | 3,715 | 64.70% | 1,892 | 32.95% | 32 | 0.56% | 103 | 1.79% | 1,823 | 31.75% | 5,742 | ||||||||||||
Windham | 4,344 | 69.75% | 1,518 | 24.37% | 244 | 3.92% | 122 | 1.96% | 2,826 | 45.38% | 6,228 | ||||||||||||
Windsor | 5,163 | 75.48% | 1,457 | 21.30% | 143 | 2.09% | 77 | 1.13% | 3,706 | 54.18% | 6,840 | ||||||||||||
Totals | 49,693 | 71.04% | 16,788 | 24.00% | 2,012 | 2.88% | 1,460 | 2.09% | 32,905 | 47.04% | 69,953 |