Who won Ohio in the 1888 presidential election?

Harrison (Republican) carried Ohio in 1888, winning its 23 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Ohio have in 1888?

Ohio cast 23 electoral votes in the 1888 presidential election.

Did Ohio vote for the national winner in 1888?

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

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1888

Ohio: Harrison carries 23 EV.

Ohio cast its 23 electoral votes for Harrison (Republican). National winner: Benjamin Harrison (Republican) — Ohio voted with the national winner this cycle.

Ohio in 1888

The 1888 contest saw Ohio line up behind Harrison, delivering 23 electoral votes to the Republican ticket. Ohio ended up on the winning side — Benjamin Harrison captured the White House that year.

It marked the 9th consecutive election in which Ohio backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1856. The region divided — Michigan, Indiana, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania joined Ohio for the Republican ticket, while Kentucky did not. Across the 56 presidential elections Ohio has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (30 times). The vote fell within the Gilded Age — Industrialization, narrow margins, and patronage politics.

In the national count, Benjamin Harrison took 233 of the 401 electoral votes, against 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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