The 1888 United States presidential election in Michigan took place on November 6, 1888, as part of the 1888 United States presidential election. Voters chose 13 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.
Michigan voted for Republican nominees Benjamin Harrison of Indiana and his running mate Levi P. Morton of New York over Democratic incumbent Grover Cleveland.
Results + General Election ResultsParty Pledged to Elector Votes Republican Party Benjamin Harrison Joseph W. French236,387 Republican Party Benjamin Harrison Junius E. Beal236,386 Republican Party Benjamin Harrison Isaac Cappon236,385 Republican Party Benjamin Harrison Perry Hannah236,383 Republican Party Benjamin Harrison Harry P. Merrill236,383 Republican Party Benjamin Harrison Edward Burk236,382 Republican Party Benjamin Harrison Elliot F. Grabilt236,381 Republican Party Benjamin Harrison Don J. Leathers236,380 Republican Party Benjamin Harrison John S. Thompson236,380 Republican Party Benjamin Harrison Richard Kingman236,378 Republican Party Benjamin Harrison James M. Turner236,373 Republican Party Benjamin Harrison Wellington W. Cummer236,372 Republican Party Benjamin Harrison Russell A. Alger236,370 Democratic Party Grover Cleveland Charles H. Dewey213,469 Democratic Party Grover Cleveland S. Dow Elwood213,469 Democratic Party Grover Cleveland Thomas M. Crocker213,466 Democratic Party Grover Cleveland Alva W. Nichols213,466 Democratic Party Grover Cleveland William Killefer213,462 Democratic Party Grover Cleveland William D. Thompson213,460 Democratic Party Grover Cleveland Joseph M. Sterling213,459 Democratic Party Grover Cleveland Josiah W. Begole213,453 Democratic Party Grover Cleveland William McArthur213,453 Democratic Party Grover Cleveland John C. Blanchard213,450 Democratic Party Grover Cleveland George Goodsell213,450 Democratic Party Grover Cleveland William J. Ryan213,404 Democratic Party Grover Cleveland Rokus Kanters213,307 Prohibition Party Clinton B. Fisk Jacob Sagendorph20,945 Prohibition Party Clinton B. Fisk Russell D. May20,943 Prohibition Party Clinton B. Fisk John M. Gordon20,942 Prohibition Party Clinton B. Fisk Carlton H. Mills20,942 Prohibition Party Clinton B. Fisk Arthur D. Power20,942 Prohibition Party Clinton B. Fisk John F. A. Raider20,942 Prohibition Party Clinton B. Fisk Wilson C. Edsell20,941 Prohibition Party Clinton B. Fisk Silas H. Lane20,941 Prohibition Party Clinton B. Fisk Noah W. Cheever20,934 Prohibition Party Clinton B. Fisk Charles Mosher20,934 Prohibition Party Clinton B. Fisk Salmon Steele20,927 Prohibition Party Clinton B. Fisk Thomas Merrill20,904 Prohibition Party Clinton B. Fisk David A. Graham20,794 Union Labor Party Alson Streeter William T. Aniba4,555 Union Labor Party Alson Streeter John Heffron4,555 Union Labor Party Alson Streeter Alonzo B. Allen4,543 Union Labor Party Alson Streeter David Geddes4,542 Union Labor Party Alson Streeter Valentine A. Saph4,542 Union Labor Party Alson Streeter Arthur H. Wells4,542 Union Labor Party Alson Streeter James E. G. Allen4,541 Union Labor Party Alson Streeter Charles Southland4,540 Union Labor Party Alson Streeter George Drury4,539 Union Labor Party Alson Streeter John M. DeWitt4,514 Union Labor Party Alson Streeter Samuel Edison4,437 Union Labor Party Alson Streeter Jeremiah Lamoreaux4,348 Union Labor Party Alson Streeter William Hull4,331Votes cast 475,356
Results by county County Benjamin HarrisonRepublican Grover ClevelandDemocratic Clinton B. FiskProhibition Alson StreeterUnion Labor Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # %Alcona64555.60%50243.28%70.60%60.52%14312.33%1,160Alger28462.28%16235.53%102.19%00.00%12226.75%456Allegan5,07852.01%3,82939.22%7217.39%1351.38%1,24912.79%9,763Alpena1,48647.14%1,50447.72%1183.74%441.40% -18 -0.57%3,152Antrim1,30556.74%88138.30%1144.96%00.00%42418.43%2,300Arenac35731.85%26123.28%413.66%46241.21% -105 -9.37%1,121Baraga38948.69%40650.81%40.50%00.00% -17 -2.13%799Barry3,21249.83%2,67641.51%3916.07%1672.59%5368.32%6,446Bay4,37843.73%5,38653.80%1211.21%1271.27% -1,008 -10.07%10,012Benzie71057.58%41233.41%947.62%171.38%29824.17%1,233Berrien5,12849.72%4,68945.46%4684.54%290.28%4394.26%10,314Branch4,09855.36%2,73937.00%5036.79%630.85%1,35918.36%7,403Calhoun5,73252.77%4,35840.12%6135.64%1591.46%1,37412.65%10,862Cass2,92950.62%2,56444.31%2824.87%110.19%3656.31%5,786Charlevoix1,27056.70%87439.02%954.24%10.04%39617.68%2,240Cheboygan1,11045.66%1,23750.88%763.13%80.33% -127 -5.22%2,431Chippewa1,05551.56%90944.43%824.01%00.00%1467.14%2,046Clare90547.99%91248.36%573.02%120.64% -7 -0.37%1,886Clinton3,49348.65%3,24845.24%3484.85%911.27%2453.41%7,180Crawford43647.14%47951.78%90.97%10.11% -43 -4.65%925Delta1,58754.16%1,33245.46%110.38%00.00%2558.70%2,930Eaton4,62452.11%3,26636.81%6076.84%3764.24%1,35815.30%8,873Emmet94644.88%1,05650.09%1065.03%00.00% -110 -5.22%2,108Genesee5,40453.17%3,90438.41%8368.23%200.20%1,50014.76%10,164Gladwin52558.79%35739.98%91.01%20.22%16818.81%893Gogebic1,36754.35%1,11244.21%361.43%00.00%25510.14%2,515Grand Traverse1,85963.10%92531.40%1545.23%80.27%93431.70%2,946Gratiot3,66752.35%2,85440.74%4165.94%680.97%81311.61%7,005Hillsdale4,95957.00%3,03534.89%5666.51%1401.61%1,92422.11%8,700Houghton3,01251.12%2,69645.76%1843.12%00.00%3165.36%5,892Huron1,60834.51%1,98842.67%2064.42%85718.39% -380 -8.16%4,659Ingham4,54745.71%4,78248.07%5075.10%1121.13% -235 -2.36%9,948Ionia4,43650.95%3,77943.41%4825.54%90.10%6577.55%8,706Iosco1,50545.45%1,63949.50%1143.44%531.60% -134 -4.05%3,311Iron59853.39%52046.43%20.18%00.00%786.96%1,120Isabella2,15451.46%1,84143.98%1754.18%160.38%3137.48%4,186Jackson5,64648.82%5,17044.70%5865.07%1641.42%4764.12%11,566Kalamazoo5,43754.66%3,95039.71%5225.25%380.38%1,48714.95%9,947Kalkaska79862.34%40031.25%776.02%50.39%39831.09%1,280Kent12,81149.41%11,86445.76%1,2524.83%20.01%9473.65%25,929Keweenaw41168.50%18530.83%40.67%00.00%22637.67%600Lake1,06154.24%80741.26%864.40%20.10%25412.99%1,956Lapeer3,66253.36%2,91442.46%2623.82%250.36%74810.90%6,863Leelanau89955.49%67341.54%482.96%00.00%22613.95%1,620Lenawee6,47549.49%5,67143.35%9167.00%210.16%8046.15%13,083Livingston2,70644.99%2,84247.25%3485.79%1191.98% -136 -2.26%6,015Luce21253.54%17243.43%123.03%00.00%4010.10%396Mackinac62540.24%91358.79%150.97%00.00% -288 -18.54%1,553Macomb3,24545.24%3,70851.69%2173.03%30.04% -463 -6.45%7,173Manistee1,66839.23%2,32854.75%2124.99%441.03% -660 -15.52%4,252Manitou32.08%14197.92%00.00%00.00% -138 -95.83%144Marquette4,51265.76%2,10530.68%2443.56%00.00%2,40735.08%6,861Mason1,69750.79%1,57347.08%672.01%40.12%1243.71%3,341Mecosta2,60454.94%1,79337.83%3337.03%100.21%81117.11%4,740Menominee3,15657.09%2,22840.30%961.74%480.87%92816.79%5,528Midland1,33649.59%1,14842.61%1274.71%833.08%1886.98%2,694Missaukee63250.44%57245.65%473.75%20.16%604.79%1,253Monroe3,43045.33%3,94052.07%1822.41%150.20% -510 -6.74%7,567Montcalm4,48053.38%3,49541.64%3724.43%460.55%98511.74%8,393Montmorency23548.86%23749.27%91.87%00.00% -2 -0.42%481Muskegon4,52152.44%3,51440.76%3964.59%1912.22%1,00711.68%8,622Newaygo2,44851.85%1,93240.92%2415.10%1002.12%51610.93%4,721Oakland5,38947.31%5,41047.50%5895.17%20.02% -21 -0.18%11,390Oceana1,72647.82%1,42639.51%43412.03%230.64%3008.31%3,609Ogemaw62048.44%57945.23%322.50%493.83%413.20%1,280Ontonagon30836.15%54263.62%20.23%00.00% -234 -27.46%852Osceola1,88257.01%1,09033.02%3209.69%90.27%79223.99%3,301Oscoda27747.19%29950.94%111.87%00.00% -22 -3.75%587Otsego57352.81%43440.00%645.90%141.29%13912.81%1,085Ottawa4,30255.03%3,19140.82%2683.43%570.73%1,11114.21%7,818Presque Isle40845.18%48453.60%111.22%00.00% -76 -8.42%903Roscommon36050.00%35849.72%10.14%10.14%20.28%720Saginaw6,72341.95%8,92355.68%3252.03%540.34% -2,200 -13.73%16,025Sanilac2,94051.66%2,43442.77%2454.31%721.27%5068.89%5,691Schoolcraft59047.81%58947.73%554.46%00.00%10.08%1,234Shiawassee4,00751.91%3,18741.29%5136.65%120.16%82010.62%7,719St. Clair5,41949.04%5,28647.83%3262.95%200.18%1331.20%11,051St. Joseph3,37248.36%3,21746.14%1802.58%2032.91%1552.22%6,972Tuscola3,88852.78%3,11242.24%2954.00%720.98%77610.53%7,367Van Buren4,78358.05%2,98636.24%4585.56%130.16%1,79721.81%8,240Washtenaw4,54942.96%5,48251.78%5435.13%140.13% -933 -8.81%10,588Wayne21,32644.23%25,98653.90%8771.82%230.05% -4,660 -9.67%48,212Wexford1,43753.96%1,06539.99%1606.01%10.04%37213.97%2,663Totals236,38749.73%213,46944.91%20,9454.41%4,5550.96%22,9184.82%475,356
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Barry Berrien Clinton Gratiot Ionia Jackson Kent Newaygo Roscommon Shiawassee St. Clair St. Joseph
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Baraga Crawford Iosco Ontonagon Oscoda Presque Isle
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Union Labor Arenac
See also United States presidential elections in Michigan
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