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The1888 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on November 6, 1888, as part of the1888 United States presidential election. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors, to theElectoral College, who voted forpresident andvice president.
Maryland voted for theDemocratic nominee, incumbentPresidentGrover Cleveland, over theRepublican nominee,Benjamin Harrison. Cleveland won the state by a narrow margin of 2.94%. Despite the narrow margin, Maryland was still 2.11% more Democratic than the nation at large.[1]
| 1888 United States presidential election in Maryland[2] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
| Count | % | Count | % | |||||
| Democratic | Grover Cleveland ofNew York(incumbent) | Allen Granberry Thurman ofOhio | 106,188 | 50.34% | 8 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican | Benjamin Harrison ofIndiana | Levi Parsons Morton ofNew York | 99,986 | 47.40% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Prohibition | Clinton Bowen Fisk ofNew Jersey | John Anderson Brooks ofMissouri | 4,767 | 2.26% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Total | 210,941 | 100.00% | 8 | 100.00% | ||||
| County | Grover Cleveland Democratic | Benjamin Harrison Republican | Clinton Bowen Fisk Prohibition | Margin | Total votes cast[3] | ||||
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| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Allegany | 3,299 | 43.76% | 4,072 | 54.02% | 167 | 2.22% | -773 | -10.26% | 7,538 |
| Anne Arundel | 2,979 | 48.96% | 2,992 | 49.17% | 114 | 1.87% | -13 | -0.21% | 6,085 |
| Baltimore (City) | 44,604 | 52.22% | 39,559 | 46.31% | 1,252 | 1.47% | 5,045 | 5.91% | 85,415 |
| Baltimore (County) | 6,464 | 53.28% | 5,224 | 43.06% | 443 | 3.65% | 1240 | 10.22% | 12,131 |
| Calvert | 933 | 43.42% | 1,163 | 54.12% | 53 | 2.47% | -230 | -10.70% | 2,149 |
| Caroline | 1,420 | 46.97% | 1,490 | 49.29% | 113 | 3.74% | -70 | -2.32% | 3,023 |
| Carroll | 3,772 | 49.53% | 3,674 | 48.24% | 170 | 2.23% | 98 | 1.29% | 7,616 |
| Cecil | 2,970 | 50.01% | 2,879 | 48.48% | 90 | 2.23% | 91 | 1.53% | 5,939 |
| Charles | 1,430 | 49.77% | 1,431 | 49.81% | 12 | 1.52% | -1 | -0.04% | 2,873 |
| Dorchester | 2,114 | 43.58% | 2,602 | 53.64% | 135 | 2.78% | -488 | -10.06% | 4,851 |
| Frederick | 5,385 | 47.07% | 5,822 | 50.89% | 233 | 2.04% | -437 | -3.82% | 11,440 |
| Garrett | 1,239 | 44.38% | 1,533 | 54.91% | 20 | 0.72% | -294 | -10.53% | 2,792 |
| Harford | 3,408 | 53.14% | 2,830 | 44.13% | 175 | 2.73% | 578 | 9.01% | 6,413 |
| Howard | 1,774 | 52.80% | 1,521 | 45.27% | 65 | 1.93% | 253 | 7.53% | 3,360 |
| Kent | 2,062 | 49.24% | 2,037 | 48.64% | 89 | 2.13% | 25 | 0.60% | 4,188 |
| Montgomery | 3,272 | 53.41% | 2,712 | 44.27% | 142 | 2.32% | 560 | 9.14% | 6,126 |
| Prince George's | 3,081 | 50.33% | 3,019 | 49.32% | 21 | 0.34% | 62 | 1.01% | 6,121 |
| Queen Anne's | 2,286 | 54.47% | 1,738 | 41.41% | 173 | 4.12% | 548 | 13.06% | 4,197 |
| St. Mary's | 1,551 | 46.20% | 1,772 | 52.79% | 173 | 1.01% | -221 | -6.59% | 3,357 |
| Somerset | 1,625 | 39.92% | 2,072 | 50.90% | 374 | 9.19% | -447 | -10.98% | 4,071 |
| Talbot | 2,120 | 47.01% | 2,282 | 50.60% | 108 | 2.39% | -162 | -3.59% | 4,510 |
| Washington | 4,254 | 46.71% | 4,648 | 51.04% | 205 | 2.25% | -394 | -4.33% | 9,107 |
| Wicomico | 2,210 | 56.86% | 1,441 | 37.07% | 236 | 6.07% | 769 | 19.79% | 3,887 |
| Worcester | 1,916 | 51.34% | 1,473 | 39.47% | 343 | 9.19% | 443 | 11.87% | 3,732 |
| Total | 106,188 | 50.34% | 99,986 | 47.40% | 4,767 | 2.26% | 6,202 | 2.94% | 210,941 |
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See also:Political party strength in Maryland | |
