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Held on November 6, 1888, incumbent President Grover Cleveland received the greatest number of popular votes, but Republican challenger Benjamin Harrison's 233 electoral votes topped Cleveland's 168 to win the election. This marked the first time since the controversial election of 1876 that a President-elect failed to win the popular vote; the feat would not be repeated until the controversial election of 2000.
At the Republican National Convention, Ohio's Benjamin Harrison won nomination receiving 544 delegate votes, defeating John Sherman (who received 249 delegates), Russell A. Alger (142) and Walter Q. Gresham (123). New York politician and financier Levi Morton was the party's Vice Presidential choice, receiving 592 delegate votes to beat William Walter Phelps (119 delegates) and William O. Bradley (103).
The Prohibition PartyThe Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States. As the name implies, the party advocates the prohibition of the use of beverages containing alcohol. While never one of the nation's leading parties, it was an important force in US politics ticket of Clinton B. Fisk and John Brooks captured nearly a quarter million popular votes as the prohibitionFor the judicial writ of prohibition, see Prohibition (writ). For prohibition of drugs in general, see Prohibition (drugs . Prohibition was the period between 1919- 1932 in Finland (called 'kieltolaki'), between 1900 and 1948 in locations in Canada and be movement gained steam. Another group, the Union Labor Party , was formed with Alson J. Streeter as their nominee. The Union Labor Party garnered nearly 150,000 popular votes, but failed to gain widespread national support.
| Presidential Candidate | Party | State | Popular Vote: | Electoral Vote: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Harrison | Republican | IndianaIndiana meaning the "Land of the Indians", is a state of the United States with its capital Indianapolis. postal abbreviation for the state is IN . A resident of Indiana is called a Hoosier. USS Indiana was named in honor of this state. History Indiana wa | 5,443,892 | 233 |
| Stephen Grover Cleveland | Democratic | New York | 5,534,488 | 168 |
| Clinton Bowen Fisk | Prohibition | New Jersey | 249,819 | 0 |
| Alson Jennes Streeter | Union Labor | Illinois | 146,602 | 0 |
| Robert Hall Cowdery | United Labor | Illinois | 2,818 | 0 |
| James Langdon Curtis | American | New York | 1,612 | 0 |
| Vice Presidential Candidate | Party | State | Popular Vote: | Electoral Vote: |
| Levi Parsons Morton | Republican | New York | - - - | 233 |
| Allen Granberry Thurman | Democratic | Ohio | - - - | 168 |
| John Anderson Brooks | Prohibition | Missouri | - - - | 0 |
| Charles E. Cunningham | Union Labor | Arkansas | - - - | 0 |
| William H. T. Wakefield | United Labor | Kansas | - - - | 0 |
| Peter Dinwiddie Wigginton | American | California | - - - | 0 |