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

Nevada voted for the Republican nominee, Benjamin Harrison, over the Democratic nominee, incumbent President Grover Cleveland. Harrison won the state by a margin of 15.79%.

With 57.73% of the popular vote, Nevada would prove to be Harrison's second strongest victory in terms of percentage in the popular vote after Vermont.

Results + General Election ResultsParty Pledged to Elector Votes Republican Party Benjamin Harrison G. F. Turrittin7,088 Republican Party Benjamin Harrison E. N. Robinson7,087 Republican Party Benjamin Harrison A. C. Cleveland7,079 Democratic Party Grover Cleveland James A. Hardin5,149 Democratic Party Grover Cleveland Theodore Winters5,126 Democratic Party Grover Cleveland C. C. Thomas5,107 Prohibition Party Clinton B. Fisk Abram Banta41 Prohibition Party Clinton B. Fisk Charles Chenoweth41 Prohibition Party Clinton B. Fisk J. R. Hammond41Votes cast 12,278

Results by county Benjamin HarrisonRepublican Grover ClevelandDemocratic Clinton B. FiskProhibition Margin Total votes cast County # % # % # % # %Churchill8649.14%8950.86%00.00%-3-1.71%175Douglas26964.20%14434.37%61.43%12529.83%419Elko79353.08%69546.52%60.40%986.56%1,494Esmeralda41360.74%26538.97%20.29%14821.76%680Eureka60762.97%35636.93%10.10%25126.04%964Humboldt43047.36%46751.43%111.21%-37-4.07%908Lander37458.07%27041.93%00.00%10416.15%644Lincoln15045.87%17754.13%00.00%-27-8.26%327Lyon44963.06%26336.94%00.00%18626.12%712Nye13769.54%6030.46%00.00%7739.09%197Ormsby57061.69%35438.31%00.00%21623.38%924Storey1,61156.49%1,24143.51%00.00%37012.97%2,852Washoe90257.42%65541.69%140.89%24715.72%1,571White Pine38664.33%21335.50%10.17%17328.83%600Totals7,08857.73%5,24941.94%410.33%1,93915.55%12,278

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Churchill

See also United States presidential elections in Nevada

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