1888 United States presidential election in Alabama

The 1888 United States presidential election in Alabama was held on November 6, 1888, as part of the concurrent Presidential election in which all thirty-eight contemporary states participated. Alabama voters chose ten electors, or representatives to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice-President.

1888 United States presidential election in Alabama

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NomineeGrover ClevelandBenjamin Harrison
PartyDemocraticRepublican
Home stateNew YorkIndiana
Running mateAllen G. ThurmanLevi P. Morton
Electoral vote100
Popular vote117,31457,177
Percentage67.00%32.66%

County results

President before election

Grover Cleveland
Democratic

Elected President

Benjamin Harrison
Republican

Alabama was won easily by the Democratic nominee, former President and Governor of New York Grover Cleveland, over the Republican nominee, former Indiana Senator Benjamin Harrison. Increasing intimidation of African Americans who attempted to vote[1] meant that Cleveland increased his margin of 22% in 1884 to 34.51%. Increasingly blatant electoral fraud in the region against the Republican Party – associated at this state with the memories of Reconstruction – meant that Cleveland carried every Black Belt county,[2] and lost only five counties in North Alabama that were unfavourable to his Bourbon Democrat policies and image.

Results edit

1888 United States presidential election in Alabama[3]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
DemocraticGrover Cleveland (incumbent)117,31467.00%10
RepublicanBenjamin Harrison57,17732.66%0
ProhibitionClinton B. Fisk5940.34%0
Totals175,085100.00%10

Results by county edit

CountyGrover Cleveland[4]
Democratic
Benjamin Harrison[4]
Republican
Clinton B. Fisk[5]
Prohibition
Various candidates[5]
Write-ins
MarginTotal votes cast
#%#%#%#%#%
Autauga89363.24%51936.76%00.00%37426.49%1,412
Baldwin72456.96%54743.04%00.00%17713.93%1,271
Barbour3,53088.65%45211.35%00.00%3,07877.30%3,982
Bibb96059.04%65740.41%90.55%30318.63%1,626
Blount1,87383.06%37516.63%70.31%1,49866.43%2,255
Bullock71660.63%46539.37%00.00%25121.25%1,181
Butler1,90558.13%1,34741.10%250.76%55817.03%3,277
Calhoun2,68073.87%93825.85%100.28%1,74248.02%3,628
Chambers2,11557.04%1,59342.96%00.00%52214.08%3,708
Cherokee1,68682.65%33316.32%190.93%20.10%1,35366.32%2,040
Chilton1,10171.59%43728.41%00.00%66443.17%1,538
Choctaw1,38968.83%62931.17%00.00%76037.66%2,018
Clarke1,56655.91%1,23544.09%00.00%33111.82%2,801
Clay1,27877.08%37622.68%40.24%90254.40%1,658
Cleburne94077.24%27622.68%10.08%66454.56%1,217
Coffee1,12499.38%70.62%00.00%1,11798.76%1,131
Colbert1,27449.08%1,31550.65%70.27%-41-1.58%2,596
Conecuh1,34764.30%74835.70%00.00%59928.59%2,095
Coosa1,32964.26%73935.74%00.00%59028.53%2,068
Covington1,05895.49%504.51%00.00%1,00890.97%1,108
Crenshaw1,92390.71%1979.29%00.00%1,72681.42%2,120
Cullman92072.33%35027.52%20.16%57044.81%1,272
Dale1,26698.83%151.17%00.00%1,25197.66%1,281
Dallas5,30271.69%2,09028.26%40.05%3,21243.43%7,396
DeKalb1,32668.49%59330.63%170.88%73337.86%1,936
Elmore1,71752.80%1,53547.20%00.00%1825.60%3,252
Escambia69458.47%48440.78%90.76%21017.69%1,187
Etowah1,91268.09%84129.95%551.96%1,07138.14%2,808
Fayette86472.85%31526.56%70.59%54946.29%1,186
Franklin78476.86%23623.14%00.00%54853.73%1,020
Geneva79499.37%50.63%00.00%78998.75%799
Greene1,40164.24%77835.67%20.09%62328.56%2,181
Hale2,91466.23%1,47833.59%80.18%1,43632.64%4,400
Henry1,94799.85%20.10%10.05%1,94599.74%1,950
Jackson2,30468.45%1,02230.36%401.19%1,28238.09%3,366
Jefferson5,50863.95%3,00134.84%1041.21%2,50729.11%8,613
Lamar1,13382.28%24317.65%10.07%89064.63%1,377
Lauderdale1,63759.35%1,12040.61%10.04%51718.75%2,758
Lawrence1,44949.54%1,45749.81%190.65%-8-0.27%2,925
Lee1,99158.11%1,43241.80%30.09%55916.32%3,426
Limestone1,48955.29%1,18343.93%210.78%30611.36%2,693
Lowndes2,10558.91%1,46841.09%00.00%63717.83%3,573
Macon93177.65%26822.35%00.00%66355.30%1,199
Madison2,13645.08%2,59554.77%60.13%10.02%-459-9.69%4,738
Marengo3,42663.93%1,93336.07%00.00%1,49327.86%5,359
Marion72172.54%27327.46%00.00%44845.07%994
Marshall1,16679.43%24816.89%201.36%342.32%91862.53%1,468
Mobile3,10955.02%2,54244.98%00.00%56710.03%5,651
Monroe1,44565.33%76734.67%00.00%67830.65%2,212
Montgomery3,71255.58%2,96644.41%10.01%74611.17%6,679
Morgan1,70776.65%50722.77%130.58%1,20053.88%2,227
Perry2,72977.55%79022.45%00.00%1,93955.10%3,519
Pickens1,32698.66%171.26%10.07%1,30997.40%1,344
Pike2,62374.67%89025.33%00.00%1,73349.33%3,513
Randolph1,02357.93%73341.51%80.45%20.11%29016.42%1,766
Russell1,97064.42%1,08835.58%00.00%88228.84%3,058
Shelby1,62660.65%1,03738.68%180.67%58921.97%2,681
St. Clair1,48969.26%64029.77%210.98%84939.49%2,150
Sumter2,06071.28%81928.34%110.38%1,24142.94%2,890
Talladega1,98346.64%2,17951.25%902.12%-196-4.61%4,252
Tallapoosa2,38576.05%75123.95%00.00%1,63452.10%3,136
Tuscaloosa2,21467.09%1,05732.03%280.85%10.03%1,15735.06%3,300
Walker1,12651.82%1,04748.18%00.00%793.64%2,173
Washington50869.97%21729.89%10.14%29140.08%726
Wilcox4,81188.80%60711.20%00.00%4,20477.59%5,418
Winston22040.52%32359.48%00.00%-103-18.97%543
Totals117,09467.07%56,85432.57%5940.34%400.02%60,24034.51%174,582

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ See Summers, Mark Wahlgren; Rum, Romanism, and Rebellion: The Making of a President, 1884, p. 33 ISBN 0807875112
  2. ^ Perman, Michael; Struggle for Mastery: Disfranchisement in the South, 1888-1908, p. 6 ISBN 0807860255
  3. ^ "1888 Presidential General Election Results – Alabama". Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas.
  4. ^ a b Géoelections; Presidential election of 1888 Popular Vote (xlsx file for €15)
  5. ^ a b Géoelections; Popular Vote for Clinton Fisk (xlsx file for €15)