The 1888 United States presidential election in California was held on November 6, 1888, as part of the 1888 United States presidential election. State voters chose eight representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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County Results
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California narrowly voted for the Republican challenger, former Indiana Senator Benjamin Harrison, over the Democratic incumbent, Grover Cleveland.
1888 United States presidential election in California[1] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
Republican | Benjamin Harrison | 124,816 | 49.66% | 8 | |
Democratic | Grover Cleveland (incumbent) | 117,729 | 46.84% | 0 | |
Prohibition | Clinton B. Fisk | 5,761 | 2.29% | 0 | |
American | James Curtis | 1,591 | 0.63% | 0 | |
No party | Write-ins | 1,442 | 0.57% | 0 | |
Invalid or blank votes | — | ||||
Totals | 251,339 | 100.00% | 8 | ||
Voter turnout | — |
County | Benjamin Harrison[2] Republican |
Stephen Grover Cleveland[2] Democratic |
Clinton Bowen Fisk[3] Prohibition |
Various candidates[3] Other parties |
Margin | |||||
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% | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | |
Alpine | 66.25% | 53 | 33.75% | 27 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 32.50% | 26 |
Mono | 59.72% | 347 | 37.01% | 215 | 1.55% | 9 | 1.72% | 10 | 22.72% | 132 |
Inyo | 58.66% | 437 | 36.64% | 273 | 1.74% | 13 | 2.95% | 22 | 22.01% | 164 |
Alameda | 57.18% | 8,840 | 36.82% | 5,693 | 2.32% | 359 | 3.68% | 569 | 20.35% | 3,147 |
Sierra | 59.21% | 1,003 | 40.67% | 689 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.12% | 2 | 18.54% | 314 |
San Diego | 56.88% | 4,661 | 38.92% | 3,189 | 3.93% | 322 | 0.27% | 22 | 17.96% | 1,472 |
Sacramento | 56.37% | 4,769 | 40.74% | 3,447 | 1.28% | 108 | 1.61% | 136 | 15.63% | 1,322 |
Humboldt | 55.94% | 2,773 | 40.63% | 2,014 | 1.51% | 75 | 1.92% | 95 | 15.31% | 759 |
Los Angeles | 54.64% | 13,805 | 40.02% | 10,110 | 5.01% | 1,266 | 0.33% | 83 | 14.63% | 3,695 |
Contra Costa | 55.04% | 1,518 | 42.68% | 1,177 | 1.92% | 53 | 0.36% | 10 | 12.36% | 341 |
San Bernardino | 53.50% | 3,059 | 41.76% | 2,388 | 4.60% | 263 | 0.14% | 8 | 11.73% | 671 |
Ventura | 53.84% | 1,107 | 44.07% | 906 | 1.99% | 41 | 0.10% | 2 | 9.78% | 201 |
Napa | 53.20% | 1,763 | 45.14% | 1,496 | 1.27% | 42 | 0.39% | 13 | 8.06% | 267 |
Marin | 52.76% | 936 | 45.21% | 802 | 0.90% | 16 | 1.13% | 20 | 7.55% | 134 |
San Mateo | 52.95% | 1,121 | 46.29% | 980 | 0.66% | 14 | 0.09% | 2 | 6.66% | 141 |
Placer | 52.35% | 1,761 | 45.99% | 1,547 | 1.49% | 50 | 0.18% | 6 | 6.36% | 214 |
Plumas | 52.55% | 648 | 46.23% | 570 | 0.73% | 9 | 0.49% | 6 | 6.33% | 78 |
Santa Cruz | 50.66% | 1,996 | 44.42% | 1,750 | 4.90% | 193 | 0.03% | 1 | 6.24% | 246 |
Nevada | 51.69% | 2,167 | 45.87% | 1,923 | 2.27% | 95 | 0.17% | 7 | 5.82% | 244 |
Santa Clara | 49.94% | 4,457 | 44.51% | 3,972 | 4.50% | 402 | 1.04% | 93 | 5.43% | 485 |
Calaveras | 52.17% | 1,441 | 47.25% | 1,305 | 0.43% | 12 | 0.14% | 4 | 4.92% | 136 |
Santa Barbara | 49.20% | 1,684 | 45.72% | 1,565 | 4.70% | 161 | 0.38% | 13 | 3.48% | 119 |
Shasta | 50.70% | 1,490 | 47.43% | 1,394 | 1.74% | 51 | 0.14% | 4 | 3.27% | 96 |
San Luis Obispo | 49.68% | 1,689 | 46.62% | 1,585 | 3.56% | 121 | 0.15% | 5 | 3.06% | 104 |
Sutter | 49.05% | 725 | 47.23% | 698 | 3.59% | 53 | 0.14% | 2 | 1.83% | 27 |
Solano | 49.67% | 2,231 | 48.04% | 2,158 | 2.09% | 94 | 0.20% | 9 | 1.63% | 73 |
Monterey | 48.55% | 1,875 | 48.32% | 1,866 | 2.93% | 113 | 0.21% | 8 | 0.23% | 9 |
San Joaquin | 47.30% | 2,829 | 47.18% | 2,822 | 4.78% | 286 | 0.74% | 44 | 0.12% | 7 |
Trinity | 49.70% | 490 | 49.70% | 490 | 0.20% | 2 | 0.41% | 4 | 0.00% | 0 |
Butte | 48.25% | 2,191 | 48.78% | 2,215 | 2.80% | 127 | 0.18% | 8 | -0.53% | -24 |
Sonoma | 46.97% | 3,293 | 48.41% | 3,394 | 2.20% | 154 | 2.42% | 170 | -1.44% | -101 |
Yuba | 46.37% | 1,130 | 48.01% | 1,170 | 1.68% | 41 | 3.94% | 96 | -1.64% | -40 |
Amador | 47.48% | 1,373 | 49.41% | 1,429 | 2.73% | 79 | 0.38% | 11 | -1.94% | -56 |
Siskiyou | 47.84% | 1,361 | 51.28% | 1,459 | 0.70% | 20 | 0.18% | 5 | -3.44% | -98 |
El Dorado | 47.02% | 1,350 | 50.71% | 1,456 | 2.12% | 61 | 0.14% | 4 | -3.69% | -106 |
Tehama | 47.09% | 1,181 | 51.44% | 1,290 | 1.36% | 34 | 0.12% | 3 | -4.35% | -109 |
Lassen | 46.79% | 488 | 51.29% | 535 | 1.53% | 16 | 0.38% | 4 | -4.51% | -47 |
San Francisco | 46.14% | 25,708 | 51.51% | 28,699 | 0.81% | 452 | 1.54% | 858 | -5.37% | -2,991 |
Fresno | 44.81% | 2,461 | 51.38% | 2,822 | 3.15% | 173 | 0.66% | 36 | -6.57% | -361 |
Tulare | 43.82% | 2,275 | 50.79% | 2,637 | 4.70% | 244 | 0.69% | 36 | -6.97% | -362 |
Yolo | 44.66% | 1,350 | 52.27% | 1,580 | 3.01% | 91 | 0.07% | 2 | -7.61% | -230 |
Mendocino | 44.75% | 1,708 | 52.53% | 2,005 | 2.36% | 90 | 0.37% | 14 | -7.78% | -297 |
Lake | 44.87% | 731 | 53.22% | 867 | 1.66% | 27 | 0.25% | 4 | -8.35% | -136 |
San Benito | 42.76% | 664 | 51.32% | 797 | 5.80% | 90 | 0.13% | 2 | -8.56% | -133 |
Del Norte | 42.29% | 244 | 50.95% | 294 | 2.43% | 14 | 4.33% | 25 | -8.67% | -50 |
Modoc | 43.19% | 552 | 53.13% | 679 | 3.60% | 46 | 0.08% | 1 | -9.94% | -127 |
Merced | 43.04% | 773 | 54.12% | 972 | 1.06% | 19 | 1.78% | 32 | -11.08% | -199 |
Mariposa | 43.54% | 526 | 54.97% | 664 | 0.08% | 1 | 1.41% | 17 | -11.42% | -138 |
Kern | 41.46% | 910 | 55.99% | 1,229 | 1.09% | 24 | 1.46% | 32 | -14.53% | -319 |
Tuolumne | 41.16% | 854 | 55.86% | 1,159 | 2.65% | 55 | 0.34% | 7 | -14.70% | -305 |
Stanislaus | 39.02% | 903 | 56.83% | 1,315 | 3.93% | 91 | 0.22% | 5 | -17.80% | -412 |
Colusa | 35.14% | 1,116 | 63.29% | 2,010 | 1.29% | 41 | 0.28% | 9 | -28.15% | -894 |