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The 1888 United States presidential election in South Carolina took place on November 6, 1888, as part of the 1888 United States presidential election. Voters chose 9 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
South Carolina voted for the Democratic nominee, incumbent President Grover Cleveland, over the Republican nominee, Benjamin Harrison. Cleveland won the state by a landslide margin of 65.11 percentage points.
Results
| 1888 United States presidential election in South Carolina[1] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
| Count | % | Count | % | |||||
| Democratic | Grover Cleveland of New York | Allen Granberry Thurman of Ohio | 65,824 | 82.28% | 9 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican | Benjamin Harrison of Indiana | Levi Parsons Morton of New York | 13,736 | 17.17% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| N/A | Others | Others | 437 | 0.55% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Total | 79,997 | 100.00% | 9 | 100.00% | ||||
Results by county
| County | Stephen Grover Cleveland[2] Democratic |
Benjamin Harrison[2] Republican |
Various candidates[2] Write-ins |
Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Abbeville | 2,985 | 97.39% | 74 | 2.41% | 6 | 0.20% | 2,911 | 94.98% | 3,065 |
| Aiken | 2,532 | 86.24% | 404 | 13.76% | 2,128 | 72.48% | 2,936 | ||
| Anderson | 2,045 | 94.28% | 124 | 5.72% | 1,921 | 88.57% | 2,169 | ||
| Barnwell | 2,905 | 78.51% | 613 | 16.57% | 182 | 4.92% | 2,292 | 61.95% | 3,700 |
| Beaufort | 509 | 22.34% | 1,769 | 77.66% | -1,260 | -55.31% | 2,278 | ||
| Berkeley | 1,611 | 55.00% | 1,318 | 45.00% | 293 | 10.00% | 2,929 | ||
| Charleston | 2,652 | 85.16% | 435 | 13.97% | 27 | 0.87% | 2,217 | 71.19% | 3,114 |
| Chester | 1,735 | 97.42% | 42 | 2.36% | 4 | 0.22% | 1,693 | 95.06% | 1,781 |
| Chesterfield | 1,871 | 91.36% | 177 | 8.64% | 1,694 | 82.71% | 2,048 | ||
| Clarendon | 1,452 | 81.44% | 331 | 18.56% | 1,121 | 62.87% | 1,783 | ||
| Colleton | 2,805 | 79.94% | 704 | 20.06% | 2,101 | 59.87% | 3,509 | ||
| Darlington | 1,852 | 86.30% | 294 | 13.70% | 1,558 | 72.60% | 2,146 | ||
| Edgefield | 3,142 | 98.31% | 54 | 1.69% | 3,088 | 96.62% | 3,196 | ||
| Fairfield | 1,389 | 99.07% | 5 | 0.36% | 8 | 0.57% | 1,384 | 98.72% | 1,402 |
| Georgetown | 703 | 52.82% | 628 | 47.18% | 75 | 5.63% | 1,331 | ||
| Greenville | 3,305 | 87.53% | 456 | 12.08% | 15 | 0.40% | 2,849 | 75.45% | 3,776 |
| Hampton | 1,398 | 79.75% | 324 | 18.48% | 31 | 1.77% | 1,074 | 61.27% | 1,753 |
| Horry | 1,241 | 77.37% | 363 | 22.63% | 878 | 54.74% | 1,604 | ||
| Kershaw | 1,258 | 88.10% | 170 | 11.90% | 1,088 | 76.19% | 1,428 | ||
| Lancaster | 1,740 | 88.37% | 221 | 11.22% | 8 | 0.41% | 1,519 | 77.15% | 1,969 |
| Laurens | 1,451 | 96.60% | 36 | 2.40% | 15 | 1.00% | 1,415 | 94.21% | 1,502 |
| Lexington | 1,903 | 94.77% | 91 | 4.53% | 14 | 0.70% | 1,812 | 90.24% | 2,008 |
| Marion | 2,417 | 76.29% | 705 | 22.25% | 46 | 1.45% | 1,712 | 54.04% | 3,168 |
| Marlboro | 1,231 | 99.03% | 12 | 0.97% | 1,219 | 98.07% | 1,243 | ||
| Newberry | 1,729 | 96.65% | 58 | 3.24% | 2 | 0.11% | 1,671 | 93.40% | 1,789 |
| Oconee | 1,212 | 83.88% | 231 | 15.99% | 2 | 0.14% | 981 | 67.89% | 1,445 |
| Orangeburg | 3,044 | 72.32% | 1,165 | 27.68% | 1,879 | 44.64% | 4,209 | ||
| Pickens | 858 | 90.03% | 95 | 9.97% | 763 | 80.06% | 953 | ||
| Richland | 1,912 | 81.02% | 443 | 18.77% | 5 | 0.21% | 1,469 | 62.25% | 2,360 |
| Spartanburg | 3,344 | 86.61% | 502 | 13.00% | 15 | 0.39% | 2,842 | 73.61% | 3,861 |
| Sumter | 1,735 | 64.76% | 944 | 35.24% | 791 | 29.53% | 2,679 | ||
| Union | 1,920 | 98.46% | 30 | 1.54% | 1,890 | 96.92% | 1,950 | ||
| Williamsburg | 1,634 | 66.78% | 813 | 33.22% | 821 | 33.55% | 2,447 | ||
| York | 2,305 | 95.64% | 105 | 4.36% | 2,200 | 91.29% | 2,410 | ||
| Totals | 65,825 | 82.34% | 13,736 | 17.18% | 380 | 0.48% | 52,089 | 65.16% | 79,941 |
References
- ↑ "1888 Presidential General Election Results - South Carolina". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
- 1 2 3 "Presidential election of 1888 Popular Vote". Géoelections. (.xlsx file for €15)
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