1888 United States presidential election in Indiana

1888 United States presidential election in Indiana

November 6, 1888
Turnout93.3% 1.1 pp
 
Nominee Benjamin Harrison Grover Cleveland
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Indiana New York
Running mate Levi P. Morton Allen G. Thurman
Electoral vote 15 0
Popular vote 263,361 261,009
Percentage 49.0% 48.6%

County Results

President before election

Grover Cleveland
Democratic

Elected President

Benjamin Harrison
Republican

A presidential election was held in Indiana on November 6, 1888, as part of the 1888 United States presidential election. The Republican ticket of the junior U.S. senator from Indiana Benjamin Harrison and the former U.S. ambassador to France Levi P. Morton defeated the Democratic ticket of the incumbent president Grover Cleveland and the former U.S. senator from Ohio Allen G. Thurman. Harrison defeated Cleveland in the national election with 233 electoral votes.

This was the last presidential election held in Indiana using the party ticket system. Following this election, allegations of widespread fraud and abuse associated with the use of tickets printed and distributed by the parties led to the adoption of the Australian ballot for future contests.