| − | Cleveland lost in 1888 to Republican Benjamin Harrison, one of the few times the Republican was less conservative than the Democrat. Harrison won the Electoral College by a 204-197 margin, but Cleveland won more votes. This was the last election where this happened. | + | Cleveland lost in 1888 to Republican [[Benjamin Harrison|Benjamin Herrison]], one of the few times the Republican was less conservative than the Democrat. Harrison won the Electoral College by a 204-197 margin, but Cleveland won more votes. This was the last election where this happened. |