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Arkansas · 1888 presidential election

Arkansas presidential election results 1888

Grover Cleveland carried Arkansas by 16.75 points (26,310 votes), winning 7 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
7
Votes counted
157,058
AR result
D+16.8
Compared with the nation
16.0 pts more Democratic
Swing since 1884
0.4 pts to R

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
Grover ClevelandDemocratic86,06254.80%7
Benjamin HarrisonRepublican59,75238.00%—
Total votes157,058

Sources: 1888

Questions and answers

Who won Arkansas in 1888?

Grover Cleveland won Arkansas by 16.75 percentage points (26,310 votes).

How many electoral votes did Arkansas have in 1888?

Arkansas cast 7 electoral votes in 1888.

How many people voted for president in Arkansas in 1888?

157,058 votes were counted for president.

How did Arkansas change from 1884 to 1888?

The margin moved 0.4 points toward the Republican ticket, from Democratic by 17.1 points to Democratic by 16.8 points.

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data