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The 1888 United States presidential election in South Carolina took place on November 6, 1888, as part of the 1888 United States presidential election. Voters chose 9 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.[citation needed]
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November 6, 1888
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 County Results
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South Carolina voted for the Democratic nominee, incumbent President Grover Cleveland, over the Republican nominee, Benjamin Harrison. Cleveland won the state by a landslide margin of 65.11 percentage points.[citation needed]
Results
edit| Party | Pledged to | Elector | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | Grover Cleveland | John T. Sloan, Jr. | 65,825 | |
| Democratic Party | Grover Cleveland | George W. Gage | 65,825 | |
| Democratic Party | Grover Cleveland | Lucas McIntosh | 65,825 | |
| Democratic Party | Grover Cleveland | C. A. Douglass | 65,824 | |
| Democratic Party | Grover Cleveland | Claude E. Sawyer | 65,823 | |
| Democratic Party | Grover Cleveland | C. C. Culp | 65,823 | |
| Democratic Party | Grover Cleveland | F. W. Wagener | 65,822 | |
| Democratic Party | Grover Cleveland | W. O. Bradley | 65,822 | |
| Democratic Party | Grover Cleveland | Richard Singleton | 65,815 | |
| Republican Party | Benjamin Harrison | Eugene A. Webster | 13,740 | |
| Republican Party | Benjamin Harrison | Edward J. Dickerson | 13,740 | |
| Republican Party | Benjamin Harrison | John R. Tolbert | 13,740 | |
| Republican Party | Benjamin Harrison | Thomas H. Saxon | 13,740 | |
| Republican Party | Benjamin Harrison | Henry L. Shrewsbury | 13,740 | |
| Republican Party | Benjamin Harrison | Edmund H. Deas | 13,740 | |
| Republican Party | Benjamin Harrison | Ellery M. Brayton | 13,736 | |
| Republican Party | Benjamin Harrison | Thomas B. Johnston | 13,736 | |
| Republican Party | Benjamin Harrison | Zachariah E. Walker | 13,654 | |
| Write-in | N/A | Scattering | 437 | |
| Votes cast[a] | 80,002 | |||
Results by county
edit| County | Stephen Grover Cleveland Democratic |
Benjamin Harrison Republican |
Various candidates Write-ins |
Margin | Total votes cast [1] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Abbeville | 2,985 | 97.39% | 74 | 2.41% | 6 | 0.20% | 2,911 | 94.98% | 3,065 |
| Aiken | 2,532 | 86.24% | 404 | 13.76% | 2,128 | 72.48% | 2,936 | ||
| Anderson | 2,045 | 94.28% | 124 | 5.72% | 1,921 | 88.57% | 2,169 | ||
| Barnwell | 2,905 | 78.49% | 613 | 16.56% | 183 | 4.94% | 2,292 | 61.93% | 3,701 |
| Beaufort | 509 | 22.34% | 1,769 | 77.66% | -1,260 | -55.31% | 2,278 | ||
| Berkeley | 1,611 | 55.00% | 1,318 | 45.00% | 293 | 10.00% | 2,929 | ||
| Charleston | 2,652 | 85.16% | 435 | 13.97% | 27 | 0.87% | 2,217 | 71.19% | 3,114 |
| Chester | 1,735 | 96.87% | 42 | 2.35% | 14 | 0.78% | 1,693 | 94.53% | 1,791 |
| Chesterfield | 1,871 | 91.36% | 177 | 8.64% | 1,694 | 82.71% | 2,048 | ||
| Clarendon | 1,452 | 81.44% | 331 | 18.56% | 1,121 | 62.87% | 1,783 | ||
| Colleton | 2,805 | 79.94% | 704 | 20.06% | 2,101 | 59.87% | 3,509 | ||
| Darlington | 1,852 | 86.30% | 294 | 13.70% | 1,558 | 72.60% | 2,146 | ||
| Edgefield | 3,142 | 98.31% | 54 | 1.69% | 3,088 | 96.62% | 3,196 | ||
| Fairfield | 1,389 | 98.72% | 9 | 0.64% | 9 | 0.64% | 1,380 | 98.08% | 1,407 |
| Georgetown | 703 | 52.82% | 628 | 47.18% | 75 | 5.63% | 1,331 | ||
| Greenville | 3,305 | 86.72% | 456 | 11.97% | 50 | 1.31% | 2,849 | 74.76% | 3,811 |
| Hampton | 1,398 | 79.75% | 324 | 18.48% | 31 | 1.77% | 1,074 | 61.27% | 1,753 |
| Horry | 1,241 | 77.37% | 363 | 22.63% | 878 | 54.74% | 1,604 | ||
| Kershaw | 1,258 | 88.10% | 170 | 11.90% | 1,088 | 76.19% | 1,428 | ||
| Lancaster | 1,740 | 88.37% | 221 | 11.22% | 8 | 0.41% | 1,519 | 77.15% | 1,969 |
| Laurens | 1,451 | 96.60% | 36 | 2.40% | 15 | 1.00% | 1,415 | 94.21% | 1,502 |
| Lexington | 1,903 | 94.77% | 91 | 4.53% | 14 | 0.70% | 1,812 | 90.24% | 2,008 |
| Marion | 2,417 | 76.29% | 705 | 22.25% | 46 | 1.45% | 1,712 | 54.04% | 3,168 |
| Marlboro | 1,231 | 99.03% | 12 | 0.97% | 1,219 | 98.07% | 1,243 | ||
| Newberry | 1,729 | 96.38% | 58 | 3.23% | 7 | 0.39% | 1,671 | 93.14% | 1,794 |
| Oconee | 1,212 | 83.59% | 231 | 15.93% | 7 | 0.48% | 981 | 67.66% | 1,450 |
| Orangeburg | 3,044 | 72.32% | 1,165 | 27.68% | 1,879 | 44.64% | 4,209 | ||
| Pickens | 858 | 90.03% | 95 | 9.97% | 763 | 80.06% | 953 | ||
| Richland | 1,912 | 81.02% | 443 | 18.77% | 5 | 0.21% | 1,469 | 62.25% | 2,360 |
| Spartanburg | 3,344 | 86.61% | 502 | 13.00% | 15 | 0.39% | 2,842 | 73.61% | 3,861 |
| Sumter | 1,735 | 64.76% | 944 | 35.24% | 791 | 29.53% | 2,679 | ||
| Union | 1,920 | 98.46% | 30 | 1.54% | 1,890 | 96.92% | 1,950 | ||
| Williamsburg | 1,634 | 66.78% | 813 | 33.22% | 821 | 33.55% | 2,447 | ||
| York | 2,305 | 95.64% | 105 | 4.36% | 2,200 | 91.29% | 2,410 | ||
| Totals | 65,825 | 82.28% | 13,740 | 17.17% | 437 | 0.55% | 52,085 | 65.11% | 80,002 |
See also
editNotes
edit- ↑ Based on totals for highest elector on each ticket
References
edit- 1 2 "Reports and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina at the Regular Session Commencing November 27, 1888" (PDF). Reports and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina. 1: 556–560 – via Carolana.com.