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The1888 United States presidential election in Minnesota took place on November 6, 1888, as part of the1888 United States presidential election. Voters chose seven representatives, or electors to theElectoral College, who voted forpresident andvice president.
Minnesota voted for theRepublican nominee,Benjamin Harrison, over theDemocratic nominee, incumbentPresidentGrover Cleveland. Harrison won the state by a margin of 14.47%.
With 5.82% of the popular vote, Minnesota would be theProhibition Party candidateClinton Fisk’s strongest victory in terms of percentage in the popular vote.[1]
| 1888 United States presidential election in Minnesota[2] | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
| Count | % | Count | % | |||||
| Republican | Benjamin Harrison ofIndiana | Levi Parsons Morton ofNew York | 142,492 | 54.12% | 7 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic | Grover Cleveland ofNew York (incumbent) | Allen Granberry Thurman ofOhio | 104,385 | 39.65% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Prohibition | Clinton Bowen Fisk ofNew Jersey | John Anderson Brooks ofMissouri | 15,311 | 5.82% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Union Labor | Alson Streeter ofIllinois | Charles E. Cunningham ofArkansas | 1,097 | 0.42% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Total | 263,285 | 100.00% | 7 | 100.00% | ||||
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