1888 United States presidential election in Connecticut

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

1888 United States presidential election in Connecticut

November 6, 1888

Nominee Grover Cleveland Benjamin Harrison Party Democratic Republican Home state New York Indiana Running mate Allen G. Thurman Levi P. Morton Electoral vote 6 0 Popular vote 74,920 74,584 Percentage 48.66% 48.44%

Cleveland   40-50%   50-60%   60-70%   70-80% Harrison   40-50%   50-60%   60-70%   70-80%

President before election Grover Cleveland Democratic Elected President Benjamin Harrison Republican

Connecticut voted for the Democratic nominee, incumbent President Grover Cleveland over the Republican nominee Benjamin Harrison. Cleveland won the state by a very narrow margin of 0.22%; it was the only New England state that he carried in the election.

This was the first time Darien voted for a Democratic presidential candidate, and would be the last time until 2016 when Hillary Clinton won it by eleven points over Republican Donald Trump.

Results

1888 United States presidential election in Connecticut
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
				Count	%	Count	%
	Democratic	Grover Cleveland of New York (incumbent)	Allen Granberry Thurman of New York	74,920	48.66%	6	100.00%
	Republican	Benjamin Harrison of Indiana	Levi Parsons Morton of New York	74,584	48.44%	0	0.00%
	Prohibition	Clinton Bowen Fisk of New Jersey	John Anderson Brooks of Missouri	4,234	2.75%	0	0.00%
	Labor	Alson Streeter of Illinois	Charles E. Cunningham of Arkansas	240	0.16%	0	0.00%
Total				153,978	100.00%	6	100.00%

See also

• United States presidential elections in Connecticut