1888 United States presidential election in New Jersey

The 1888 United States presidential election in New Jersey took place on November 6, 1888, as part of the 1888 United States presidential election. Voters chose nine representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

New Jersey voted for the Democratic nominee, incumbent President Grover Cleveland, over the Republican nominee, Benjamin Harrison. Cleveland won his birth state by a very narrow margin of 2.35%.

A Republican would not win the White House without New Jersey again until 112 years later in 2000, when Al Gore won New Jersey by a landslide but narrowly lost the national election.

Results

Results by county County Stephen Grover ClevelandDemocratic Benjamin HarrisonRepublican Clinton Bowen FiskProhibition Various candidatesWrite-ins Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % Atlantic 2,560 43.74% 3,030 51.77% 263 4.49% -470 -8.03% 5,853 Bergen 4,898 53.00% 4,239 45.87% 104 1.13% 659 7.13% 9,241 Burlington 6,969 46.43% 7,479 49.83% 561 3.74% -510 -3.40% 15,009 Camden 7,899 41.86% 10,490 55.59% 481 2.55% -2,591 -13.73% 18,870 Cape May 1,100 40.31% 1,464 53.65% 165 6.05% -364 -13.34% 2,729 Cumberland 4,353 40.55% 5,542 51.63% 840 7.82% -1,189 -11.08% 10,735 Essex 25,183 49.14% 25,300 49.36% 768 1.50% -117 -0.23% 51,251 Gloucester 3,093 41.92% 3,969 53.79% 317 4.30% -876 -11.87% 7,379 Hudson 27,609 58.32% 19,442 41.07% 289 0.61% 1 0.00% 8,167 17.25% 47,341 Hunterdon 5,530 57.47% 3,554 36.93% 537 5.58% 2 0.02% 1,976 20.53% 9,623 Mercer 8,214 45.52% 9,455 52.40% 373 2.07% 1 0.01% -1,241 -6.88% 18,043 Middlesex 7,209 53.25% 6,061 44.77% 268 1.98% 1,148 8.48% 13,538 Monmouth 8,509 51.53% 7,357 44.55% 648 3.92% 1,152 6.98% 16,514 Morris 5,580 46.73% 5,826 48.79% 536 4.49% -246 -2.06% 11,942 Ocean 1,465 37.63% 2,315 59.47% 113 2.90% -850 -21.83% 3,893 Passaic 8,950 46.57% 9,984 51.95% 273 1.42% 10 0.05% -1,034 -5.38% 19,217 Salem 3,185 46.76% 3,353 49.23% 273 4.01% -168 -2.47% 6,811 Somerset 3,294 49.68% 3,141 47.38% 195 2.94% 153 2.31% 6,630 Sussex 3,310 56.94% 2,343 40.31% 160 2.75% 967 16.64% 5,813 Union 7,570 52.27% 6,658 45.97% 254 1.75% 912 6.30% 14,482 Warren 5,078 56.79% 3,358 37.55% 505 5.65% 1 0.01% 1,720 19.24% 8,942Totals151,55849.88%144,36047.51%7,9232.61%150.00%7,1982.37%303,856

See also United States presidential elections in New Jersey

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