Who won North Dakota in the 1888 presidential election?

Harrison (Republican) carried North Dakota in 1888, winning its 3 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did North Dakota have in 1888?

North Dakota cast 3 electoral votes in the 1888 presidential election.

Did North Dakota vote for the national winner in 1888?

Yes. North Dakota backed Benjamin Harrison, who won the presidency that year.

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1888

North Dakota: Harrison carries 3 EV.

North Dakota cast its 3 electoral votes for Harrison (Republican). National winner: Benjamin Harrison (Republican) — North Dakota voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in North Dakota, 1888

In 1888, North Dakota awarded its 3 electoral votes to Harrison of the Republican party. That placed North Dakota with the eventual winner: Benjamin Harrison went on to take the presidency, and North Dakota was part of his column.

1888 was the first presidential election in which North Dakota cast electoral votes. North Dakota did not move alone — neighboring Minnesota broke the same way in 1888. Over its 35 recorded presidential cycles, North Dakota has backed the Republican party more than any other — 30 times in all. The vote fell within the Gilded Age — Industrialization, narrow margins, and patronage politics.

Nationally, Benjamin Harrison finished with 233 of the 401 electoral votes to Grover Cleveland's 168. Though Benjamin Harrison won the Electoral College, Grover Cleveland drew more of the national popular vote — 48.63% to 47.8%.

The 1888 national map

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