United States presidential election in Virginia, 1888

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United States presidential election in Virginia, 1888

November 6, 1888

130px 130px Nominee Grover Cleveland Benjamin Harrison Party Democratic Republican Home state New York Indiana Running mate Allen G. Thurman Levi P. Morton Electoral vote 12 0 Popular vote 152,004 150,399 Percentage 49.99% 49.46%

President before election Grover Cleveland Democratic Elected President Benjamin Harrison Republican

The 1888 United States presidential election in Virginia took place on November 6, 1888, as part of the 1888 United States presidential election. Voters chose twelve representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Virginia voted for the Democratic candidate, incumbent President Grover Cleveland over the Republican candidate, former U.S. Senator Benjamin Harrison. The contest in Virginia was very close and Cleveland narrowly won the state by a margin of just 0.53%.

Results

United States presidential election in Virginia, 1888
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Grover Cleveland (inc.)	152,004	49.99%	12
	Republican	Benjamin Harrison	150,399	49.46%	0
	Prohibition	Clinton B. Fisk	1,684	0.55%	0
Totals			304,087	100.0%	12