The 1888 United States presidential election in California was held on November 6, 1888, as part of the 1888 United States presidential election. State voters chose eight representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. As was standard practice at the time, voters chose the electors directly on a general ticket.
California narrowly voted for the Republican challenger, former Indiana Senator Benjamin Harrison, over the Democratic incumbent, Grover Cleveland.
Results + General Election ResultsOriginal Manuscript Returns, California State ArchivesParty Pledged to Elector Votes Republican Party Benjamin Harrison George A. Knight124,816 Republican Party Benjamin Harrison Henry M. Streeter124,809 Republican Party Benjamin Harrison Lansing B. Mizner124,802 Republican Party Benjamin Harrison Thomas L. Carothers124,789 Republican Party Benjamin Harrison Samuel M. Shortridge124,781 Republican Party Benjamin Harrison W. H. L. Barnes124,754 Republican Party Benjamin Harrison John F. Swift124,754 Republican Party Benjamin Harrison George W. Schell124,751 Democratic Party Grover Cleveland A. Caminetti117,729 Democratic Party Grover Cleveland C. P. Berry117,698 Democratic Party Grover Cleveland Frederick Berringer117,697 Democratic Party Grover Cleveland B. D. Murphy117,676 Democratic Party Grover Cleveland Byron Water117,675 Democratic Party Grover Cleveland N. Bowden117,640 Democratic Party Grover Cleveland P. J. Murphy117,634 Democratic Party Grover Cleveland Charles A. Jenkins117,626 Prohibition Party Clinton B. Fisk John Bidwell5,761 Prohibition Party Clinton B. Fisk R. H. McDonald5,760 Prohibition Party Clinton B. Fisk J. F. Wilson5,748 Prohibition Party Clinton B. Fisk C. W. Pedlar5,746 Prohibition Party Clinton B. Fisk W. H. Briggs5,745 Prohibition Party Clinton B. Fisk H. H. Luse5,744 Prohibition Party Clinton B. Fisk A. J. Gregg5,737 Prohibition Party Clinton B. Fisk A. D. Boren5,736 American Party James Curtis F. M. Pixley1,591 American Party James Curtis Louis A. Garrett1,555 American Party James Curtis Alexander Duncan1,535 American Party James Curtis Daniel Inmann1,545 American Party James Curtis D. Lambert1,544 American Party James Curtis N. M. Orr1,539 American Party James Curtis J. D. Lyons1,340 Write-in Alfred Dagget801 American Party James Curtis C. N. Wilson696 Write-in P. D. Wigginton161 Write-in Scattering480Votes cast 251,339
Results by county County Benjamin HarrisonRepublican Stephen Grover ClevelandDemocratic Clinton Bowen FiskProhibition James CurtisAmerican ScatteringWrite-in Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % # % Alameda8,84057.18%5,69336.82%3592.32%3001.94%2691.74%3,14720.35%15,461 Alpine5366.25%2733.75%00.00%00.00%00.00%2632.50%80 Amador1,37347.48%1,42949.41%792.73%110.38%00.00%-56-1.94%2,892 Butte2,19148.25%2,21548.78%1272.80%40.09%40.09%-24-0.53%4,541 Calaveras1,44152.17%1,30547.25%120.43%20.07%20.07%1364.92%2,762 Colusa1,11635.14%2,01063.29%411.29%90.28%00.00%-894-28.15%3,176 Contra Costa1,51855.04%1,17742.68%531.92%100.36%00.00%34112.36%2,758 Del Norte24442.29%29450.95%142.43%244.16%10.17%-50-8.67%577 El Dorado1,35047.02%1,45650.71%612.12%10.03%30.10%-106-3.69%2,871 Fresno2,46144.81%2,82251.38%1733.15%180.33%180.33%-361-6.57%5,492 Humboldt2,77255.93%2,01440.64%751.51%531.07%420.85%75815.29%4,956 Inyo43758.66%27336.64%131.74%212.82%10.13%16422.01%745 Kern91041.46%1,22955.99%241.09%321.46%00.00%-319-14.53%2,195 Lake73144.87%86753.22%271.66%30.18%10.06%-136-8.35%1,629 Lassen48846.79%53551.29%161.53%20.19%20.19%-47-4.51%1,043 Los Angeles13,80554.64%10,11040.02%1,2665.01%830.33%00.00%3,69514.63%25,264 Marin93652.76%80245.21%160.90%170.96%30.17%1347.55%1,774 Mariposa52643.54%66454.97%10.08%30.25%141.16%-138-11.42%1,208 Mendocino1,71144.78%2,00652.50%902.36%140.37%00.00%-295-7.72%3,821 Merced77343.04%97254.12%191.06%321.78%00.00%-199-11.08%1,796 Modoc55243.19%67953.13%463.60%10.08%00.00%-127-9.94%1,278 Mono34759.72%21537.01%91.55%101.72%00.00%13222.72%581 Monterey1,87548.55%1,86648.32%1132.93%80.21%00.00%90.23%3,862 Napa1,76353.20%1,49645.14%421.27%130.39%00.00%2678.06%3,314 Nevada2,16751.69%1,92345.87%952.27%70.17%00.00%2445.82%4,192 Placer1,76152.35%1,54745.99%501.49%60.18%00.00%2146.36%3,364 Plumas64852.55%57046.23%90.73%30.24%30.24%786.33%1,233 Sacramento4,76956.37%3,44740.74%1081.28%760.90%600.71%1,32215.63%8,460 San Benito66442.76%79751.32%905.80%20.13%00.00%-133-8.56%1,553 San Bernardino3,05953.50%2,38841.76%2634.60%80.14%00.00%67111.73%5,718 San Diego4,66156.88%3,18938.92%3223.93%110.13%110.13%1,47217.96%8,194 San Francisco25,70846.14%28,69951.51%00.00%4370.78%8731.57%-2,991-5.37%55,717 San Joaquin2,82947.30%2,82247.18%2864.78%440.74%00.00%70.12%5,981 San Luis Obispo1,68949.68%1,58546.62%1213.56%50.15%00.00%1043.06%3,400 San Mateo1,12152.95%98046.29%140.66%10.05%10.05%1416.66%2,117 Santa Barbara1,68449.20%1,56545.72%1614.70%80.23%50.15%1193.48%3,423 Santa Clara4,45749.94%3,97244.51%4024.50%931.04%00.00%4855.43%8,924 Santa Cruz1,99650.66%1,75044.42%1934.90%10.03%00.00%2466.24%3,940 Shasta1,49050.70%1,39447.43%511.74%20.07%20.07%963.27%2,939 Sierra1,00459.23%68940.65%00.00%20.12%00.00%31518.58%1,695 Siskiyou1,36147.84%1,45951.28%200.70%50.18%00.00%-98-3.44%2,845 Solano2,23149.67%2,15848.04%942.09%90.20%00.00%731.63%4,492 Sonoma3,29346.97%3,39448.41%1542.20%931.33%771.10%-101-1.44%7,011 Stanislaus90339.02%1,31556.83%913.93%50.22%00.00%-412-17.80%2,314 Sutter72248.95%69847.32%533.59%10.07%10.07%241.63%1,475 Tehama1,18147.09%1,29051.44%341.36%20.08%10.04%-109-4.35%2,508 Trinity48949.64%49049.75%20.20%40.41%00.00%-1-0.10%985 Tulare2,27543.82%2,63750.79%2444.70%360.69%00.00%-362-6.97%5,192 Tuolumne85441.16%1,15955.86%552.65%70.34%00.00%-305-14.70%2,075 Ventura1,10753.84%90644.07%411.99%20.10%00.00%2019.78%2,056 Yolo1,35044.66%1,58052.27%913.01%20.07%00.00%-230-7.61%3,023 Yuba1,13046.37%1,17048.01%411.68%481.97%481.97%-40-1.64%2,437Total 124,81649.66%117,72946.84%5,7612.29%1,5910.63%1,4420.57%7,0872.82%251,339
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Butte Del Norte San Francisco Sonoma Trinity Tuolumne Yuba
See also United States presidential elections in California
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