1888 Presidential Election
November 6, 1888 · The Gilded Age · 401 electoral votes, 201 to win
Harrison lost the popular vote to Cleveland but won the presidency on the tariff question and superior organization in the swing states, the third popular-vote inversion and the last until 2000.
Elected
Benjamin Harrison
Republican
Electoral vote
233 of 401
won while losing the popular vote
Popular vote
47.8%
5,443,892 votes
Turnout
80.5%
The result
Benjamin Harrison
Republican · 47.80% of votes
233
electoral votes
Grover Cleveland
Democratic · 48.60% of votes
168
electoral votes
Clinton B. Fisk
Prohibition · 2.20% of votes
—
electoral votes
Alson Streeter
Labor · 1.31% of votes
—
electoral votes
11,374,801 votes recorded for the candidates listed.
Results by state
Alabama
Grover Cleveland · 67.0% · runner-up Benjamin Harrison 32.7%
10
electoral votes
Arkansas
Grover Cleveland · 54.8% · runner-up Benjamin Harrison 38.0%
7
electoral votes
California
Benjamin Harrison · 49.7% · runner-up Grover Cleveland 46.8%
8
electoral votes
Colorado
Benjamin Harrison · 55.2% · runner-up Grover Cleveland 40.8%
3
electoral votes
Connecticut
Grover Cleveland · 48.7% · runner-up Benjamin Harrison 48.4%
6
electoral votes
Delaware
Grover Cleveland · 55.2% · runner-up Benjamin Harrison 43.5%
3
electoral votes
Florida
Grover Cleveland · 59.5% · runner-up Benjamin Harrison 39.9%
4
electoral votes
Georgia
Grover Cleveland · 70.3% · runner-up Benjamin Harrison 28.3%
12
electoral votes
Illinois
Benjamin Harrison · 49.5% · runner-up Grover Cleveland 46.6%
22
electoral votes
Indiana
Benjamin Harrison · 49.1% · runner-up Grover Cleveland 48.6%
15
electoral votes
Iowa
Benjamin Harrison · 52.3% · runner-up Grover Cleveland 44.5%
13
electoral votes
Kansas
Benjamin Harrison · 55.2% · runner-up Grover Cleveland 31.0%
9
electoral votes
The Congress it seated
51th Congress
1889–1891
Unified government
Senate
37–47
Republican control · Democratic–Republican
House
156–173 +1
Republican control · Democratic–Republican +1 independent