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The above map shows the results of the 1888 presidential election. Benjamin Harrison’s votes are shown in orange, and Grover Cleveland’s votes are in blue. Which of the two candidates won this election, and why did he win it?




A.

Harrison won because he received more popular votes.


B.

Cleveland won because he received more electoral votes.


C.

Harrison won because he received more electoral votes.


D.

Cleveland won because he received more popular votes.

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red has more electoral votes.  As we DO NOT LIVE IN A DEMOCRACY this is the deciding factor
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I think that the answer is C because Benjamin Harrison got the most electoral votes in the election and Grover Cleveland got a total of 5,439,853 votes in the popular votes

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