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

Maryland voted for the Democratic nominee, incumbent President Grover Cleveland, over the Republican nominee, Benjamin Harrison. Cleveland won the state by a narrow margin of 2.94%. Despite the narrow margin, Maryland was still 2.11% more Democratic than the nation at large.

Results

Results by county +CountyGrover ClevelandDemocraticBenjamin HarrisonRepublicanClinton Bowen FiskProhibitionMarginTotal votescast#%#%#%#% Allegany3,29943.76%4,07254.02%1672.22% -773 -10.26%7,538 Anne Arundel2,97948.96%2,99249.17%1141.87% -13 -0.21%6,085 Baltimore (City)44,60452.22%39,55946.31%1,2521.47%5,0455.91%85,415 Baltimore (County)6,46453.28%5,22443.06%4433.65%124010.22%12,131 Calvert93343.42%1,16354.12%532.47% -230 -10.70%2,149 Caroline1,42046.97%1,49049.29%1133.74% -70 -2.32%3,023 Carroll3,77249.53%3,67448.24%1702.23%981.29%7,616 Cecil2,97050.01%2,87948.48%902.23%911.53%5,939 Charles1,43049.77%1,43149.81%121.52% -1 -0.04%2,873 Dorchester2,11443.58%2,60253.64%1352.78% -488 -10.06%4,851 Frederick5,38547.07%5,82250.89%2332.04% -437 -3.82%11,440 Garrett1,23944.38%1,53354.91%200.72% -294 -10.53%2,792 Harford3,40853.14%2,83044.13%1752.73%5789.01%6,413 Howard1,77452.80%1,52145.27%651.93%2537.53%3,360 Kent2,06249.24%2,03748.64%892.13%250.60%4,188 Montgomery3,27253.41%2,71244.27%1422.32%5609.14%6,126 Prince George's3,08150.33%3,01949.32%210.34%621.01%6,121 Queen Anne's2,28654.47%1,73841.41%1734.12%54813.06%4,197 St. Mary's1,55146.20%1,77252.79%1731.01% -221 -6.59%3,357 Somerset1,62539.92%2,07250.90%3749.19% -447 -10.98%4,071 Talbot2,12047.01%2,28250.60%1082.39% -162 -3.59%4,510 Washington4,25446.71%4,64851.04%2052.25% -394 -4.33%9,107 Wicomico2,21056.86%1,44137.07%2366.07%76919.79%3,887 Worcester1,91651.34%1,47339.47%3439.19%44311.87%3,732Total106,18850.34%99,98647.40%4,7672.26%6,2022.94%210,941

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Anne Arundel Caroline Talbot

See also United States presidential elections in Maryland 1888 United States presidential election 1888 United States elections

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