1888 United States presidential election in Maryland

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The 1888 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on November 6, 1888, as part of the 1888 United States presidential election. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

1888 United States presidential election in Maryland

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Nominee Grover Cleveland Benjamin Harrison Party Democratic Republican Home state New York Indiana Running mate Allen G. Thurman Levi P. Morton Electoral vote 8 0 Popular vote 106,188 99,986 Percentage 50.34% 47.40%

County Results Cleveland   40-50%   50-60% Harrison   40-50%   50-60%

President before election Grover Cleveland Democratic Elected President Benjamin Harrison Republican

Maryland voted for the Democratic nominee, incumbent President Grover Cleveland, over the Republican nominee, Benjamin Harrison. Cleveland won the state by a narrow margin of 2.94%. Despite the narrow margin, Maryland was still 2.11% more Democratic than the nation at large.^[1]

Results

1888 United States presidential election in Maryland[2]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
				Count	%	Count	%
	Democratic	Grover Cleveland of New York (incumbent)	Allen Granberry Thurman of Ohio	106,188	50.34%	8	100.00%
	Republican	Benjamin Harrison of Indiana	Levi Parsons Morton of New York	99,986	47.40%	0	0.00%
	Prohibition	Clinton Bowen Fisk of New Jersey	John Anderson Brooks of Missouri	4,767	2.26%	0	0.00%
Total				210,941	100.00%	8	100.00%

Results by county

County	Grover Cleveland Democratic		Benjamin Harrison Republican		Clinton Bowen Fisk Prohibition		Margin		Total Votes Cast [3]
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Allegany	3,299	43.76%	4,072	54.02%	167	2.22%	-773	-10.26%	7,538
Anne Arundel	2,979	48.96%	2,992	49.17%	114	1.87%	-13	-0.21%	6,085
Baltimore (City)	44,604	52.22%	39,559	46.31%	1,252	1.47%	5,045	5.91%	85,415
Baltimore (County)	6,464	53.28%	5,224	43.06%	443	3.65%	1240	10.22%	12,131
Calvert	933	43.42%	1,163	54.12%	53	2.47%	-230	-10.70%	2,149
Caroline	1,420	46.97%	1,490	49.29%	113	3.74%	-70	-2.32%	3,023
Carroll	3,772	49.53%	3,674	48.24%	170	2.23%	98	1.29%	7,616
Cecil	2,970	50.01%	2,879	48.48%	90	2.23%	91	1.53%	5,939
Charles	1,430	49.77%	1,431	49.81%	12	1.52%	-1	-0.04%	2,873
Dorchester	2,114	43.58%	2,602	53.64%	135	2.78%	-488	-10.06%	4,851
Frederick	5,385	47.07%	5,822	50.89%	233	2.04%	-437	-3.82%	11,440
Garrett	1,239	44.38%	1,533	54.91%	20	0.72%	-294	-10.53%	2,792
Harford	3,408	53.14%	2,830	44.13%	175	2.73%	578	9.01%	6,413
Howard	1,774	52.80%	1,521	45.27%	65	1.93%	253	7.53%	3,360
Kent	2,062	49.24%	2,037	48.64%	89	2.13%	25	0.60%	4,188
Montgomery	3,272	53.41%	2,712	44.27%	142	2.32%	560	9.14%	6,126
Prince George's	3,081	50.33%	3,019	49.32%	21	0.34%	62	1.01%	6,121
Queen Anne's	2,286	54.47%	1,738	41.41%	173	4.12%	548	13.06%	4,197
St. Mary's	1,551	46.20%	1,772	52.79%	173	1.01%	-221	-6.59%	3,357
Somerset	1,625	39.92%	2,072	50.90%	374	9.19%	-447	-10.98%	4,071
Talbot	2,120	47.01%	2,282	50.60%	108	2.39%	-162	-3.59%	4,510
Washington	4,254	46.71%	4,648	51.04%	205	2.25%	-394	-4.33%	9,107
Wicomico	2,210	56.86%	1,441	37.07%	236	6.07%	769	19.79%	3,887
Worcester	1,916	51.34%	1,473	39.47%	343	9.19%	443	11.87%	3,732
Total	106,188	50.34%	99,986	47.40%	4,767	2.26%	6,202	2.94%	210,941

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Anne Arundel
• Caroline
• Talbot

See also

• United States presidential elections in Maryland
• 1888 United States presidential election
• 1888 United States elections