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.
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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
edit| 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[b] | 2,697 | |
| Union Labor Party | Alson Streeter | Nathan E. Moody[b] | 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[c] | 355,338 | |||
Results by county
edit| County[2] | Benjamin Harrison Republican |
Grover Cleveland Democratic |
Clinton B. Fisk Prohibition |
Alson Streeter Union Labor |
Margin | Total votes cast[d] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| 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[e] |
| Burnett | 490 | 62.10% | 69 | 8.75% | 230 | 29.15% | 0 | 0.00% | 260[f] | 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[g] |
| 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[h] |
| 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[i] |
| 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[j] |
| 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
editNotes
edit- ^ The 1889 Blue Book gives the totals as Harrison 176,553; Cleveland 155,232; Fisk 14,277; Streeter 8,5552; and no Scattering. These totals correspond to the first elector listed on the canvass for each ticket, but not the highest elector on each ticket.
- ^ a b Appears to have replaced Gallum or Pierce on some Union Labor ballots, although there are clear instances where some Union Labor ballots had other combinations as well.
- ^ Based on totals for highest elector on each ticket
- ^ Based on highest elector on each ticket
- ^ Includes 50 Scattering votes
- ^ Harrison's margin over Fisk
- ^ Includes 1 Scattering vote
- ^ Includes 454 Scattering votes
- ^ Includes 3 Scattering votes
- ^ Includes 56 Scattering votes
References
edit- ^ "1888 Presidential General Election Results — Wisconsin". Retrieved August 18, 2016.
- ^ a b 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