1888 United States presidential election in Delaware

1888 United States presidential election in Delaware
â 1884 November 6, 1888 1892 â
Cleveland 50â60%	Harrison 40â50%
President before election; Grover Cleveland; Democratic	Elected President ; Benjamin Harrison; Republican

The 1888 United States presidential election in Delaware took place on November 6, 1888, as part of the 1888 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

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Delaware voted for the Democratic nominee, incumbent President Grover Cleveland, over the Republican nominee, Benjamin Harrison. Cleveland won the state by a margin of 11.55%.

This was the last time until 2000 that a Republican was elected president without winning Delaware.

Party		Pledged to	Elector	Votes
	Democratic Party	Grover Cleveland	Caleb P. Johnson	16,414
	Democratic Party	Grover Cleveland	Robert Hill	16,406
	Democratic Party	Grover Cleveland	William T. Records	16,391
	Republican Party	Benjamin Harrison	Joshua H. Marvel	12,973
	Republican Party	Benjamin Harrison	Joseph R. Whitaker	12,952
	Republican Party	Benjamin Harrison	Henry du Pont	12,950
	Prohibition Party	Clinton B. Fisk	Benjamin Hitch	400
	Prohibition Party	Clinton B. Fisk	William Denney	399
	Prohibition Party	Clinton B. Fisk	Henry S. Kent	399
	Write-in		Scattering	1
Votes cast^[a]				29,788

County^[1]^[2]^[3]	Grover Cleveland Democratic		Benjamin Harrison Republican		Clinton B. Fisk Prohibition		Margin		Total votes cast^[a]
County^[1]^[2]^[3]	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	Total votes cast^[a]
Kent	3,969	57.80%	2,797	40.73%	101	1.47%	1,172	17.07%	6,867
New Castle	8,463	57.24%	6,130	41.46%	192	1.30%	2,333	15.78%	14,786^[b]
Sussex	3,982	48.95%	4,046	49.74%	107	1.32%	-64	-0.79%	8,135
Totals	16,414	55.10%	12,973	43.55%	400	1.34%	3,441	11.55%	29,788

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