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The 1888 United States presidential election in Arkansas took place on November 6, 1888, as part of the 1888 United States presidential election. Voters chose seven representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Arkansas voted for the Democratic nominee, incumbent President Grover Cleveland, over the Republican nominee, Benjamin Harrison. Cleveland won the state by a margin of 16.76%.
Cleveland was the first Democratic presidential candidate to win the counties of Ashley and Drew since Winfield Scott Hancock in 1880, and Conway and Ouachita since Samuel J. Tilden in 1876.
Harrison was the first Republican presidential candidate to win the counties of Hempstead and Lee since James A. Garfield in 1880, and Mississippi County since Ulysses S. Grant in 1872. He was the first ever to win St. Francis County.
Results
| 1888 United States presidential election in Arkansas[1] | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
| Count | % | Count | % | |||||
| Democratic | Grover Cleveland of New York | Allen Granberry Thurman of Ohio | 86,062 | 54.80% | 7 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican | Benjamin Harrison of Indiana | Levi Parsons Morton of New York | 59,752 | 38.04% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Labor | Alson Streeter of Illinois | Charles E. Cunningham of Arkansas | 10,630 | 6.77% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Prohibition | Clinton Fisk of New Jersey | John A. Brooks of Missouri | 614 | 0.39% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Total | 157,058 | 100.00% | 7 | 100.00% | ||||
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References
- ↑ "1888 Presidential General Election Results - Arkansas". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved November 25, 2020.





