Mississippi · 1888 presidential election
Mississippi presidential election results 1888
Grover Cleveland carried Mississippi by 47.81 points (55,356 votes), winning 9 electoral votes.
- Electoral votes
- 9
- Votes counted
- 115,786
- MS result
- D+47.8
- Compared with the nation
- 47.0 pts more Democratic
- Swing since 1884
- 19.1 pts to D
Statewide result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grover Cleveland | Democratic | 85,451 | 73.80% | 9 | |
| Benjamin Harrison | Republican | 30,095 | 26.00% | — | |
| Total votes | 115,786 | ||||
Sources: 1888
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Questions and answers
Who won Mississippi in 1888?
Grover Cleveland won Mississippi by 47.81 percentage points (55,356 votes).
How many electoral votes did Mississippi have in 1888?
Mississippi cast 9 electoral votes in 1888.
How many people voted for president in Mississippi in 1888?
115,786 votes were counted for president.
How did Mississippi change from 1884 to 1888?
The margin moved 19.1 points toward the Democratic ticket, from Democratic by 28.7 points to Democratic by 47.8 points.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data