United States presidential election in New York, 1888

United States presidential election in New York, 1888

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Nominee Benjamin Harrison Grover Cleveland Party Republican Democratic Home state Indiana New York Running mate Levi P. Morton Allen G. Thurman Electoral vote 36 0 Popular vote 650,338 635,965 Percentage 49.28% 48.19%
County Results   Cleveland—50-60%   Cleveland—<50%   Harrison—<50%   Harrison—50-60%   Harrison—60-70%
President before election Grover Cleveland Democratic Elected President Benjamin Harrison Republican

Grover Cleveland
Democratic

Benjamin Harrison
Republican

The 1888 United States presidential election in New York took place on November 6, 1888. All contemporary 38 states were part of the 1888 United States presidential election. New York voters chose 36 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the President and Vice President.

New York was won by the Republican nominees, former Senator Benjamin Harrison of Indiana and his running mate former Congressman Levi P. Morton of New York. Harrison and Morton defeated the Democratic nominees, incumbent President Grover Cleveland of New York and his running mate former Senator Allen G. Thurman of Ohio.

Harrison narrowly carried New York State with a plurality of 49.28% of the vote to Cleveland's 48.19%, a victory margin of 1.09%. In a distant third came the Prohibition Party candidate Clinton B. Fisk with 2.29%.