Grover Cleveland 1888 presidential campaign
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| Campaign | 1888 U.S. presidential election |
| Candidate | Grover Cleveland 22nd President of the United States (1885–1889) Allen G. Thurman U.S. Senator from Ohio (1869–1881) |
| Affiliation | Democratic Party |
| Status | Lost general election |
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28th Governor of New York
22nd & 24th President of the United States
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tariff reform, making it a major issue in the upcoming 1888 U.S. presidential election.[1]
Democratic nomination
In order to ensure his renomination in 1888, Cleveland made sure to weaken the power and influence of his opponents and political enemies within the
U.S. Senator Allen G. Thurman (from the electoral vote-rich state of Ohio) was picked as Grover Cleveland's vice presidential running mate. Cleveland's previous Vice President (Thomas A. Hendricks) died in November 1885.[1]
General election
The Republican Party nominated former U.S. Senator
Irish American votes in 1888 than in 1884.[3] The general election was pretty close—Cleveland ended up winning the popular vote by almost 1%, while Harrison managed to win the electoral vote 233 to 168 (and thus the election) by narrowly winning New York (Cleveland's home state) and Indiana (Harrison's home state) (both of which voted for Cleveland in 1884).[4] Cleveland was hurt in New York (which he lost by 1.09%)[5] by Tammany Hall's (and its "Boss" Richard Croker's) lukewarm support for him.[4] Cleveland came very close to losing Connecticut, West Virginia, and the ex-Confederate state of Virginia to Harrison as well.[5] Democratic vice presidential nominee Thurman's home state of Ohio also narrowly went for Harrison in 1888.[5] Even though Benjamin Harrison won the 1888 U.S. presidential election, outgoing U.S. President Grover Cleveland would eventually return to political life in a couple of years and challenge Harrison again for the U.S. presidency in 1892
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See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "HarpWeek | Elections | 1888 Overview". Elections.harpweek.com. Retrieved 2013-06-08.
- ^ "HarpWeek | Elections | 1888 Overview". Elections.harpweek.com. Retrieved 2013-06-08.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "HarpWeek | Elections | 1888 Overview". Elections.harpweek.com. Retrieved 2013-06-08.
- ^ a b "HarpWeek | Elections | 1888 Overview". Elections.harpweek.com. Retrieved 2013-06-08.
- ^ a b c David Leip. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". Uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved 2013-06-08.
Further reading
- Calhoun, Charles W. Minority Victory: Gilded Age Politics and the Front Porch Campaign of 1888 (University Press of Kansas, 2008).
