The 1888 United States presidential election in Delaware 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.
Delaware voted for the Democratic nominee, incumbent President Grover Cleveland, over the Republican nominee, Benjamin Harrison. Cleveland won the state by a margin of 11.55%.
This was the last time until 2000 that a Republican was elected president without winning Delaware.
Results + General Election ResultsParty Pledged to Elector Votes Democratic Party Grover Cleveland Caleb P. Johnson16,414 Democratic Party Grover Cleveland Robert Hill16,406 Democratic Party Grover Cleveland William T. Records16,391 Republican Party Benjamin Harrison Joshua H. Marvel12,973 Republican Party Benjamin Harrison Joseph R. Whitaker12,952 Republican Party Benjamin Harrison Henry du Pont12,950 Prohibition Party Clinton B. Fisk Benjamin Hitch400 Prohibition Party Clinton B. Fisk William Denney399 Prohibition Party Clinton B. Fisk Henry S. Kent399 Write-in Scattering1Votes cast 29,788
Results by county County Grover ClevelandDemocratic Benjamin HarrisonRepublican Clinton B. FiskProhibition Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # %Kent3,96957.80%2,79740.73%1011.47%1,17217.07%6,867New Castle8,46357.24%6,13041.46%1921.30%2,33315.78%14,786Sussex3,98248.95%4,04649.74%1071.32%-64-0.79%8,135Totals16,41455.10%12,97343.55%4001.34%3,44111.55%29,788
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Sussex
See also United States presidential elections in Delaware
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