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United States presidential election of 1888
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The election results of 1888 Benjamin Harrison Grover Cleveland Map of the United States showing the results of the 1888 presidential election by state. States won by Republican candidate Benjamin Harrison are shaded in blue, and states won by Democratic candidate Grover Cleveland are shaded in red. Electoral vote counts are displayed within each state, with Harrison receiving 233 electoral votes and Cleveland 168.
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United States presidential election of 1888: References & Edit History

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  • Richard Pallardy
    Richard Pallardy received a B.A. in English from Illinois State University in 2005. He was a research editor with Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. from 2008 to 2016 and worked on Britannica Blog from 2010 to 2014. Peripatetic by nature, he can normally be found wandering the streets, or darting through the stacks of the Chicago Public Library in search of obscure shreds of information.

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Type Description Contributor Date
Anniversary information added. Oct 30, 2025
Added cross-reference to Elections that Changed History. Nov 01, 2024
Added interactive map of the 1888 election. Jun 06, 2024
Cross-reference added. Apr 05, 2024
Add new Web site: Maps of World - U.S. Presidential Election 1888. Oct 09, 2013
Add new Web site: United States History - Election of 1888. Oct 09, 2013
New article added. Jun 20, 2011
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