1888 United States presidential election in Arkansas
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The 1888 United States presidential election in Arkansas took place on November 6, 1888, as part of the 1888 United States presidential election. Voters chose seven representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
November 6, 1888
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County results
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Arkansas voted for the Democratic nominee, incumbent President Grover Cleveland, over the Republican nominee, Benjamin Harrison. Cleveland won the state by a margin of 16.76%.
Campaign
The Union Labor Party held its convention in Little Rock, on April 30, 1888.[1]
Arkansas had the third-highest percentage for Streeter. Charles Norwood, the Union Labor gubernatorial candidate, narrowly lost in the concurrent election, while Lewis P. Featherstone was elected to the United States House of Representatives.[2][3]
Results
| 1888 United States presidential election in Arkansas[4] | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
| Count | % | Count | % | |||||
| Democratic | Grover Cleveland of New York (inc.) | Allen Granberry Thurman of Ohio | 86,062 | 54.80% | 7 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican | Benjamin Harrison of Indiana | Levi Parsons Morton of New York | 59,752 | 38.04% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Union Labor | Alson Jenness Streeter of Illinois | Charles E. Cunningham of Arkansas | 10,630 | 6.77% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Prohibition | Clinton Bowen Fisk of New Jersey | John Anderson Brooks of Missouri | 614 | 0.39% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Total | 157,058 | 100.00% | 7 | 100.00% | ||||