1888 United States presidential election in Wisconsin explained

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Election Name:	1888 United States presidential election in Wisconsin
Country:	Wisconsin
Flag Year:	1866
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1884 United States presidential election in Wisconsin
Previous Year:	1884
Next Election:	1892 United States presidential election in Wisconsin
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:	11
Popular Vote1:	176,555
Percentage1:	49.69%
Nominee2:	Grover Cleveland
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Home State2:	New York
Running Mate2:	Allen G. Thurman
Electoral Vote2:	0
Popular Vote2:	155,243
Percentage2:	43.69%
Map Size:	315px
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 Wisconsin was held on November 6, 1888 as part of the 1888 United States presidential election. State voters chose 11 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Republican Party candidate Benjamin Harrison won Wisconsin with 49.69% of the popular vote, winning the state's eleven electoral votes.^[1] Wisconsin voted Republican for the ninth consecutive election; this streak would end with the next election.

In this election, Marquette County began a streak of voting for the statewide winner that lasted until 1936.

Results

+ General Election Results^[2]	Party		Pledged to	Elector	Votes
	Republican Party	Benjamin Harrison	A. C. Dodge	176,555
	Republican Party	Benjamin Harrison	Currie G. Bell	176,553
	Republican Party	Benjamin Harrison	Lucius Fairchild	176,553
	Republican Party	Benjamin Harrison	Oscar F. Temple	176,553
	Republican Party	Benjamin Harrison	Syver E. Brimi	176,552
	Republican Party	Benjamin Harrison	John Ruch	176,552
	Republican Party	Benjamin Harrison	Albert F. Hill	176,551
	Republican Party	Benjamin Harrison	Allen P. Harwood	176,548
	Republican Party	Benjamin Harrison	Julius Goldschmidt	176,548
	Republican Party	Benjamin Harrison	C. N. Palmer	176,513
	Republican Party	Benjamin Harrison	John Finney	176,459
	Democratic Party	Grover Cleveland	George J. Obermann	155,243
	Democratic Party	Grover Cleveland	Henry M. Ackley	155,241
	Democratic Party	Grover Cleveland	Cyrus M. Butt	155,241
	Democratic Party	Grover Cleveland	John W. Bashford	155,240
	Democratic Party	Grover Cleveland	William P. Bragg	155,240
	Democratic Party	Grover Cleveland	John Franz	155,240
	Democratic Party	Grover Cleveland	Joseph H. Martson	155,240
	Democratic Party	Grover Cleveland	John Winans	155,239
	Democratic Party	Grover Cleveland	Nelson Dewey	155,232
	Democratic Party	Grover Cleveland	Thomas Thompson	155,231
	Democratic Party	Grover Cleveland	David Jennings	155,177
	Prohibition Party	Clinton B. Fisk	G. D. Ball	14,415
	Prohibition Party	Clinton B. Fisk	T. J. Palchen	14,413
	Prohibition Party	Clinton B. Fisk	W. Larson	14,412
	Prohibition Party	Clinton B. Fisk	W. G. Boorman	14,411
	Prohibition Party	Clinton B. Fisk	F. W. Cole	14,411
	Prohibition Party	Clinton B. Fisk	D. P. Simmons	14,372
	Prohibition Party	Clinton B. Fisk	Joseph S. Wilson	14,351
	Prohibition Party	Clinton B. Fisk	B. F. Parker	14,277
	Prohibition Party	Clinton B. Fisk	Charles Alexander	14,261
	Prohibition Party	Clinton B. Fisk	J. C. Plumb	14,115
	Prohibition Party	Clinton B. Fisk	J. H. Peoberthy	14,107
	Union Labor Party	Alson Streeter	George Geb	8,561
	Union Labor Party	Alson Streeter	Clark Hewitt	8,560
	Union Labor Party	Alson Streeter	Charles Kealeh	8,560
	Union Labor Party	Alson Streeter	L. L. Stuliff	8,558
	Union Labor Party	Alson Streeter	Anson B. Severence	8,552
	Union Labor Party	Alson Streeter	John Ponnery	8,550
	Union Labor Party	Alson Streeter	Isaac Crawford	8,500
	Union Labor Party	Alson Streeter	John G. Reidel	8,497
	Union Labor Party	Alson Streeter	Aulin M. Munnes	8,466
	Union Labor Party	Alson Streeter	Norris Pierce	5,997
	Union Labor Party	Alson Streeter	Otto Gallum	5,921
	Union Labor Party	Alson Streeter	William C. Powell	2,697
	Union Labor Party	Alson Streeter	Nathan E. Moody	2,634
	Write-in		L. L. Lansing	300
	Write-in		Nelson La Due	239
	Write-in		Christian Carlson	24
	Write-in		C. E. Cunningham	1
Votes cast				355,338

Results by county

County	Benjamin Harrison Republican		Grover Cleveland Democratic		Clinton B. Fisk Prohibition		Alson Streeter Union Labor		Margin		Total votes cast
		%		%		%		%		%
	Adams		1,102		71.14%		426		27.50%		16		1.03%		5		0.32%		676		43.64%		1,549
	Ashland		2,868		55.64%		2,233		43.32%		54		1.05%		0		0.00%		635		12.32%		5,155
	Barron		1,800		60.52%		885		29.76%		283		9.52%		6		0.20%		915		30.77%		2,974
	Bayfield		1,205		62.11%		708		36.49%		27		1.39%		0		0.00%		497		25.62%		1,940
	Brown		2,655		41.23%		3,556		55.22%		133		2.07%		96		1.49%		-901		-13.99%		6,440
	Buffalo		1,755		54.42%		1,331		41.27%		88		2.73%		1		0.03%		424		13.15%		3,225
	Burnett		490		62.10%		69		8.75%		230		29.15%		0		0.00%		260		32.95%		789
	Calumet		952		30.47%		1,984		63.51%		46		1.47%		142		4.55%		-1,032		-33.03%		3,124
	Chippewa		2,685		49.05%		2,506		45.78%		283		5.17%		0		0.00%		179		3.27%		5,474
	Clark		2,260		60.64%		1,297		34.80%		148		3.97%		22		0.59%		963		25.84%		3,727
	Columbia		3,509		53.45%		2,650		40.37%		393		5.99%		13		0.20%		859		13.08%		6,565
	Crawford		1,799		51.89%		1,564		45.11%		62		1.79%		42		1.21%		235		6.78%		3,467
	Dane		6,828		47.60%		6,426		44.80%		1,082		7.54%		9		0.06%		402		2.80%		14,345
	Dodge		3,187		33.60%		6,046		63.74%		212		2.24%		40		0.42%		-2,859		-30.14%		9,485
	Door		1,688		61.07%		1,018		36.83%		55		1.99%		2		0.07%		670		24.24%		2,764
	Douglas		1,183		59.66%		778		39.23%		19		0.96%		3		0.15%		405		20.42%		1,983
	Dunn		2,531		54.41%		1,299		27.92%		277		5.95%		91		1.96%		1,232		26.48%		4,652
	Eau Claire		3,203		51.08%		2,412		38.47%		493		7.86%		162		2.58%		791		12.62%		6,270
	Florence		321		57.12%		227		40.39%		3		0.53%		11		1.96%		94		16.73%		562
	Fond du Lac		4,511		45.94%		4,910		50.01%		297		3.02%		101		1.03%		-399		-4.06%		9,819
	Forest		234		50.87%		217		47.17%		9		1.96%		0		0.00%		17		3.70%		460
	Grant		4,242		51.74%		3,413		41.63%		449		5.48%		94		1.15%		829		10.11%		8,198
	Green		2,660		49.12%		2,098		38.74%		440		8.13%		217		4.01%		562		10.38%		5,415
	Green Lake		1,702		52.42%		1,415		43.58%		125		3.85%		5		0.15%		287		8.84%		3,247
	Iowa		2,483		47.73%		2,257		43.39%		462		8.88%		0		0.00%		226		4.34%		5,202
	Jackson		2,090		62.57%		995		29.79%		255		7.63%		0		0.00%		1,095		32.78%		3,340
	Jefferson		2,993		39.94%		4,282		57.15%		205		2.74%		13		0.17%		-1,289		-17.20%		7,493
	Juneau		2,067		52.64%		1,666		42.42%		183		4.66%		11		0.28%		401		10.21%		3,927
	Kenosha		1,684		48.56%		1,681		48.47%		102		2.94%		1		0.03%		3		0.09%		3,468
	Kewaunee		849		29.01%		2,077		70.96%		1		0.03%		0		0.00%		-1,228		-41.95%		2,927
	La Crosse		4,128		48.25%		3,901		45.59%		394		4.60%		133		1.55%		227		2.65%		8,556
	Lafayette		2,564		50.16%		2,275		44.50%		268		5.24%		5		0.10%		289		5.65%		5,112
	Langlade		774		37.54%		1,192		57.81%		96		4.66%		0		0.00%		-418		-20.27%		2,062
	Lincoln		1,137		47.59%		1,032		43.20%		107		4.48%		113		4.73%		105		4.40%		2,389
	Manitowoc		2,703		38.25%		4,218		59.69%		19		0.27%		127		1.80%		-1,515		-21.44%		7,067
	Marathon		2,122		36.38%		3,365		57.69%		42		0.72%		304		5.21%		-1,243		-21.31%		5,833
	Marinette		1,775		45.59%		1,767		45.39%		224		5.75%		127		3.26%		8		0.21%		3,893
	Marquette		1,119		51.95%		1,005		46.66%		26		1.21%		4		0.19%		114		5.29%		2,154
	Milwaukee		21,393		49.14%		17,305		39.75%		339		0.78%		4,495		10.33%		4,088		9.39%		43,532
	Monroe		2,695		52.85%		2,138		41.93%		266		5.22%		0		0.00%		557		10.92%		5,099
	Oconto		1,315		52.45%		1,148		45.79%		37		1.48%		7		0.28%		167		6.66%		2,507
	Oneida		771		46.87%		868		52.77%		6		0.36%		0		0.00%		-97		-5.90%		1,645
	Outagamie		2,759		39.05%		4,000		56.61%		187		2.65%		120		1.70%		-1,241		-17.56%		7,066
	Ozaukee		750		26.18%		2,025		70.68%		4		0.14%		86		3.00%		-1,275		-44.50%		2,865
	Pepin		926		59.28%		461		29.51%		175		11.20%		0		0.00%		465		29.77%		1,562
	Pierce		2,477		58.65%		1,158		27.42%		542		12.83%		46		1.09%		1,319		31.23%		4,223
	Polk		1,703		63.88%		631		23.67%		332		12.45%		0		0.00%		1,072		40.21%		2,666
	Portage		2,603		50.90%		2,322		45.40%		167		3.27%		22		0.43%		281		5.49%		5,114
	Price		914		55.94%		619		37.88%		101		6.18%		0		0.00%		295		18.05%		1,634
	Racine		3,947		49.37%		3,325		41.59%		440		5.50%		283		3.54%		622		7.78%		7,995
	Richland		2,467		54.58%		1,740		38.50%		292		6.46%		21		0.46%		727		16.08%		4,520
	Rock		6,225		60.93%		3,501		34.27%		478		4.68%		13		0.13%		2,724		26.66%		10,217
	Sauk		3,410		51.44%		2,648		39.95%		539		8.13%		32		0.48%		762		11.49%		6,629
	Sawyer		542		51.28%		511		48.34%		1		0.09%		0		0.00%		31		2.93%		1,057
	Shawano		1,775		51.23%		1,636		47.22%		31		0.89%		23		0.66%		139		4.01%		3,465
	Sheboygan		3,729		43.49%		4,320		50.38%		76		0.89%		449		5.24%		-591		-6.89%		8,574
	St. Croix		2,759		50.47%		2,130		38.96%		529		9.68%		49		0.90%		629		11.51%		5,467
	Taylor		792		51.90%		719		47.12%		15		0.98%		0		0.00%		73		4.78%		1,526
	Trempealeau		2,261		55.58%		1,571		38.62%		236		5.80%		0		0.00%		690		16.96%		4,068
	Vernon		3,316		64.15%		1,540		29.79%		268		5.18%		45		0.87%		1,776		34.36%		5,169
	Walworth		4,473		62.50%		2,028		28.34%		563		7.87%		93		1.30%		2,445		34.16%		7,157
	Washburn		514		49.47%		363		34.94%		106		10.20%		0		0.00%		151		14.53%		1,039
	Washington		1,869		39.32%		2,872		60.42%		12		0.25%		0		0.00%		-1,003		-21.10%		4,753
	Waukesha		3,839		50.35%		3,456		45.32%		297		3.90%		33		0.43%		383		5.02%		7,625
	Waupaca		3,385		62.95%		1,769		32.90%		167		3.11%		56		1.04%		1,616		30.05%		5,377
	Waushara		2,245		72.42%		663		21.39%		159		5.13%		33		1.06%		1,582		51.03%		3,100
	Winnebago		4,939		46.45%		4,611		43.36%		401		3.77%		682		6.41%		328		3.08%		10,633
	Wood		1,904		47.58%		1,984		49.58%		41		1.02%		73		1.82%		-80		-2.00%		4,002
Total	176,555	49.69%	155,243	43.69%	14,415	4.06%	8,561	2.41%	21,312	6.00%	355,338

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Crawford
• Dane
• Marquette
• Shawano
• Waukesha

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1888 Presidential General Election Results — Wisconsin. August 18, 2016.
2. Wisconsin Historical Society, Tabular Statement of the votes given for electors of President and Vice President of the United States at the General Election held in the several towns, wards, villages, and election districts in the several counties of the State of Wisconsin on the Tuesday next succeeding the first Monday, being the 6th day of November A.D. 1888