1888 United States presidential election in Nebraska
The 1888 United States presidential election in Nebraska took place on November 6, 1888, as part of the 1888 United States presidential election. Voters chose five representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Nebraska voted for the Republican nominee, Benjamin Harrison, over the Democratic nominee, incumbent President Grover Cleveland. Harrison won the state by a margin of 13.76%.
Results
Results by county
County[2]
|
Benjamin Harrison Republican
|
Stephen Grover Cleveland Democratic
|
Clinton Bowen Fisk[3] Prohibition
|
Alson Jenness Streeter[3] Union Labor
|
Margin
|
Total votes cast
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
Adams
|
1,929
|
50.55%
|
1,282
|
33.60%
|
375
|
9.83%
|
230
|
6.03%
|
647
|
16.95%
|
3,816
|
Antelope
|
1,412
|
61.82%
|
584
|
25.57%
|
153
|
6.70%
|
135
|
5.91%
|
828
|
36.25%
|
2,284
|
Blaine
|
146
|
54.07%
|
96
|
35.56%
|
11
|
4.07%
|
17
|
6.30%
|
50
|
18.52%
|
270
|
Boone
|
1,188
|
64.43%
|
598
|
32.43%
|
58
|
3.15%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
590
|
32.00%
|
1,844
|
Box Butte
|
718
|
54.27%
|
556
|
42.03%
|
46
|
3.48%
|
3
|
0.23%
|
162
|
12.24%
|
1,323
|
Brown
|
1,075
|
59.72%
|
542
|
30.11%
|
45
|
2.50%
|
138
|
7.67%
|
533
|
29.61%
|
1,800
|
Buffalo
|
2,324
|
59.20%
|
1,375
|
35.02%
|
172
|
4.38%
|
55
|
1.40%
|
949
|
24.17%
|
3,926
|
Burt
|
1,627
|
68.13%
|
613
|
25.67%
|
112
|
4.69%
|
36
|
1.51%
|
1,014
|
42.46%
|
2,388
|
Butler
|
1,478
|
45.53%
|
1,495
|
46.06%
|
226
|
6.96%
|
47
|
1.45%
|
-17
|
-0.52%
|
3,246
|
Cass
|
3,041
|
48.94%
|
2,913
|
46.88%
|
141
|
2.27%
|
119
|
1.92%
|
128
|
2.06%
|
6,214
|
Cedar
|
586
|
44.90%
|
640
|
49.04%
|
16
|
1.23%
|
63
|
4.83%
|
-54
|
-4.14%
|
1,305
|
Chase
|
734
|
60.56%
|
417
|
34.41%
|
49
|
4.04%
|
12
|
0.99%
|
317
|
26.16%
|
1,212
|
Cherry
|
749
|
53.96%
|
540
|
38.90%
|
44
|
3.17%
|
55
|
3.96%
|
209
|
15.06%
|
1,388
|
Cheyenne
|
1,689
|
57.33%
|
1,114
|
37.81%
|
94
|
3.19%
|
49
|
1.66%
|
575
|
19.52%
|
2,946
|
Clay
|
2,090
|
61.47%
|
995
|
29.26%
|
303
|
8.91%
|
12
|
0.35%
|
1,095
|
32.21%
|
3,400
|
Colfax
|
829
|
42.36%
|
1,040
|
53.14%
|
83
|
4.24%
|
5
|
0.26%
|
-211
|
-10.78%
|
1,957
|
Cuming
|
1,038
|
41.99%
|
1,316
|
53.24%
|
96
|
3.88%
|
22
|
0.89%
|
-278
|
-11.25%
|
2,472
|
Custer
|
2,778
|
59.38%
|
1,501
|
32.09%
|
195
|
4.17%
|
204
|
4.36%
|
1,277
|
27.30%
|
4,678
|
Dakota
|
706
|
43.69%
|
896
|
55.45%
|
6
|
0.37%
|
8
|
0.50%
|
-190
|
-11.76%
|
1,616
|
Dawes
|
1,128
|
63.23%
|
656
|
36.77%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
472
|
26.46%
|
1,784
|
Dawson
|
1,087
|
61.31%
|
614
|
34.63%
|
72
|
4.06%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
473
|
26.68%
|
1,773
|
Dixon
|
888
|
54.55%
|
627
|
38.51%
|
112
|
6.88%
|
1
|
0.06%
|
261
|
16.03%
|
1,628
|
Dodge
|
1,853
|
43.27%
|
2,245
|
52.43%
|
178
|
4.16%
|
6
|
0.14%
|
-392
|
-9.15%
|
4,282
|
Douglas
|
10,237
|
47.53%
|
10,810
|
50.19%
|
430
|
2.00%
|
63
|
0.29%
|
-573
|
-2.66%
|
21,540
|
Dundy
|
546
|
59.22%
|
290
|
31.45%
|
66
|
7.16%
|
20
|
2.17%
|
256
|
27.77%
|
922
|
Fillmore
|
1,923
|
56.49%
|
1,313
|
38.57%
|
140
|
4.11%
|
28
|
0.82%
|
610
|
17.92%
|
3,404
|
Franklin
|
890
|
55.87%
|
558
|
35.03%
|
106
|
6.65%
|
39
|
2.45%
|
332
|
20.84%
|
1,593
|
Frontier
|
1,043
|
61.14%
|
587
|
34.41%
|
68
|
3.99%
|
8
|
0.47%
|
456
|
26.73%
|
1,706
|
Furnas
|
1,317
|
62.71%
|
647
|
30.81%
|
85
|
4.05%
|
51
|
2.43%
|
670
|
31.90%
|
2,100
|
Gage
|
3,563
|
56.69%
|
2,347
|
37.34%
|
327
|
5.20%
|
48
|
0.76%
|
1,216
|
19.35%
|
6,285
|
Garfield
|
235
|
59.19%
|
122
|
30.73%
|
6
|
1.51%
|
34
|
8.56%
|
113
|
28.46%
|
397
|
Gosper
|
668
|
62.90%
|
368
|
34.65%
|
24
|
2.26%
|
2
|
0.19%
|
300
|
28.25%
|
1,062
|
Grant
|
42
|
43.75%
|
49
|
51.04%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
5
|
5.21%
|
-7
|
-7.29%
|
96
|
Greeley
|
519
|
47.48%
|
569
|
52.06%
|
1
|
0.09%
|
4
|
0.37%
|
-50
|
-4.57%
|
1,093
|
Hall
|
1,907
|
53.75%
|
1,509
|
42.53%
|
99
|
2.79%
|
33
|
0.93%
|
398
|
11.22%
|
3,548
|
Hamilton
|
1,730
|
60.49%
|
988
|
34.55%
|
140
|
4.90%
|
2
|
0.07%
|
742
|
25.94%
|
2,860
|
Harlan
|
1,010
|
56.14%
|
431
|
23.96%
|
200
|
11.12%
|
158
|
8.78%
|
579
|
32.18%
|
1,799
|
Hayes
|
516
|
58.77%
|
320
|
36.45%
|
7
|
0.80%
|
35
|
3.99%
|
196
|
22.32%
|
878
|
Hitchcock
|
826
|
61.46%
|
436
|
32.44%
|
28
|
2.08%
|
54
|
4.02%
|
390
|
29.02%
|
1,344
|
Holt
|
1,990
|
53.18%
|
1,532
|
40.94%
|
170
|
4.54%
|
50
|
1.34%
|
458
|
12.24%
|
3,742
|
Howard
|
916
|
47.98%
|
963
|
50.45%
|
30
|
1.57%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
-47
|
-2.46%
|
1,909
|
Jefferson
|
1,742
|
60.42%
|
1,001
|
34.72%
|
120
|
4.16%
|
20
|
0.69%
|
741
|
25.70%
|
2,883
|
Johnson
|
1,252
|
52.32%
|
947
|
39.57%
|
116
|
4.85%
|
78
|
3.26%
|
305
|
12.75%
|
2,393
|
Kearney
|
1,056
|
54.07%
|
667
|
34.15%
|
113
|
5.79%
|
117
|
5.99%
|
389
|
19.92%
|
1,953
|
Keith
|
319
|
50.08%
|
263
|
41.29%
|
21
|
3.30%
|
34
|
5.34%
|
56
|
8.79%
|
637
|
Keya Paha
|
636
|
59.49%
|
338
|
31.62%
|
56
|
5.24%
|
39
|
3.65%
|
298
|
27.88%
|
1,069
|
Knox
|
1,038
|
54.72%
|
706
|
37.22%
|
69
|
3.64%
|
84
|
4.43%
|
332
|
17.50%
|
1,897
|
Lancaster
|
5,677
|
56.97%
|
3,508
|
35.20%
|
780
|
7.83%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
2,169
|
21.77%
|
9,965
|
Lincoln
|
1,154
|
60.45%
|
726
|
38.03%
|
18
|
0.94%
|
11
|
0.58%
|
428
|
22.42%
|
1,909
|
Logan
|
206
|
57.70%
|
149
|
41.74%
|
1
|
0.28%
|
1
|
0.28%
|
57
|
15.97%
|
357
|
Loup
|
204
|
75.56%
|
58
|
21.48%
|
1
|
0.37%
|
7
|
2.59%
|
146
|
54.07%
|
270
|
Madison
|
1,392
|
51.27%
|
1,154
|
42.50%
|
100
|
3.68%
|
69
|
2.54%
|
238
|
8.77%
|
2,715
|
Merrick
|
1,136
|
55.28%
|
639
|
31.09%
|
273
|
13.28%
|
7
|
0.34%
|
497
|
24.18%
|
2,055
|
Nance
|
645
|
57.23%
|
369
|
32.74%
|
98
|
8.70%
|
15
|
1.33%
|
276
|
24.49%
|
1,127
|
Nemaha
|
1,427
|
51.59%
|
1,094
|
39.55%
|
132
|
4.77%
|
113
|
4.09%
|
333
|
12.04%
|
2,766
|
Nuckolls
|
1,251
|
56.81%
|
742
|
33.70%
|
167
|
7.58%
|
42
|
1.91%
|
509
|
23.12%
|
2,202
|
Otoe
|
2,039
|
44.87%
|
2,137
|
47.03%
|
351
|
7.72%
|
17
|
0.37%
|
-98
|
-2.16%
|
4,544
|
Pawnee
|
1,297
|
58.19%
|
645
|
28.94%
|
148
|
6.64%
|
139
|
6.24%
|
652
|
29.25%
|
2,229
|
Perkins
|
645
|
56.98%
|
402
|
35.51%
|
17
|
1.50%
|
68
|
6.01%
|
243
|
21.47%
|
1,132
|
Phelps
|
1,238
|
66.88%
|
355
|
19.18%
|
185
|
9.99%
|
73
|
3.94%
|
883
|
47.70%
|
1,851
|
Pierce
|
428
|
46.67%
|
447
|
48.75%
|
22
|
2.40%
|
20
|
2.18%
|
-19
|
-2.07%
|
917
|
Platte
|
1,240
|
41.92%
|
1,627
|
55.00%
|
91
|
3.08%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
-387
|
-13.08%
|
2,958
|
Polk
|
951
|
47.67%
|
480
|
24.06%
|
175
|
8.77%
|
389
|
19.50%
|
471
|
23.61%
|
1,995
|
Red Willow
|
1,155
|
55.74%
|
565
|
27.27%
|
64
|
3.09%
|
288
|
13.90%
|
590
|
28.47%
|
2,072
|
Richardson
|
2,084
|
50.28%
|
1,888
|
45.55%
|
128
|
3.09%
|
45
|
1.09%
|
196
|
4.73%
|
4,145
|
Saline
|
2,109
|
50.84%
|
1,746
|
42.09%
|
293
|
7.06%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
363
|
8.75%
|
4,148
|
Sarpy
|
658
|
41.00%
|
875
|
54.52%
|
71
|
4.42%
|
1
|
0.06%
|
-217
|
-13.52%
|
1,605
|
Saunders
|
2,141
|
48.96%
|
1,806
|
41.30%
|
369
|
8.44%
|
57
|
1.30%
|
335
|
7.66%
|
4,373
|
Seward
|
1,804
|
50.42%
|
1,658
|
46.34%
|
104
|
2.91%
|
12
|
0.34%
|
146
|
4.08%
|
3,578
|
Sheridan
|
1,008
|
54.43%
|
699
|
37.74%
|
81
|
4.37%
|
64
|
3.46%
|
309
|
16.68%
|
1,852
|
Sherman
|
706
|
53.89%
|
561
|
42.82%
|
42
|
3.21%
|
1
|
0.08%
|
145
|
11.07%
|
1,310
|
Sioux
|
286
|
46.28%
|
292
|
47.25%
|
6
|
0.97%
|
34
|
5.50%
|
-6
|
-0.97%
|
618
|
Stanton
|
442
|
47.07%
|
467
|
49.73%
|
9
|
0.96%
|
21
|
2.24%
|
-25
|
-2.66%
|
939
|
Thayer
|
1,391
|
53.36%
|
1,060
|
40.66%
|
83
|
3.18%
|
73
|
2.80%
|
331
|
12.70%
|
2,607
|
Thomas
|
80
|
48.19%
|
78
|
46.99%
|
3
|
1.81%
|
5
|
3.01%
|
2
|
1.20%
|
166
|
Valley
|
829
|
54.04%
|
525
|
34.22%
|
132
|
8.60%
|
48
|
3.13%
|
304
|
19.82%
|
1,534
|
Washington
|
1,302
|
52.61%
|
971
|
39.23%
|
147
|
5.94%
|
55
|
2.22%
|
331
|
13.37%
|
2,475
|
Wayne
|
616
|
50.57%
|
433
|
35.55%
|
31
|
2.55%
|
138
|
11.33%
|
183
|
15.02%
|
1,218
|
Webster
|
1,316
|
57.12%
|
749
|
32.51%
|
123
|
5.34%
|
116
|
5.03%
|
567
|
24.61%
|
2,304
|
Wheeler
|
293
|
68.14%
|
126
|
29.30%
|
2
|
0.47%
|
9
|
2.09%
|
167
|
38.84%
|
430
|
York
|
2,253
|
62.44%
|
1,111
|
30.79%
|
179
|
4.96%
|
65
|
1.80%
|
1,142
|
31.65%
|
3,608
|
Totals |
108,417 |
53.50% |
80,558 |
39.76% |
9,435 |
4.66% |
4,226 |
2.09% |
27,859 |
13.75% |
202,636
|
See also
References
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