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United States presidential election of 1888: Quick Facts

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Date November 6, 1888
Location United States

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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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Key People

Grover Cleveland
Grover Cleveland
president of United States
Benjamin Harrison
Benjamin Harrison
president of United States
James G. Blaine
James G. Blaine
American politician
John Sherman
John Sherman
American statesman
Morton, Levi
Levi Morton
vice president of United States
Chauncey Mitchell Depew
Chauncey Mitchell Depew
American politician

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