beit , ▁also ▁as ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 6 , ▁with ▁w ides p read ▁alleg ations ▁of ▁vot er ▁supp ression ▁and ▁fra ud ▁aim ed ▁at ▁Republican ▁black ▁vot ers ▁in ▁the ▁South . ▁This ▁situation ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁repeated ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁election . ▁Despite ▁the ▁popular ▁vote ▁margin , ▁Harrison ▁won ▁a ▁comfortable ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁elect oral ▁college , ▁and ▁took ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁states ▁outside ▁the ▁South . ▁ ▁Despite ▁the ▁close ▁president ial ▁race , ▁Republic ans ▁picked ▁up ▁several ▁seats ▁in ▁both ▁houses ▁of ▁Congress . ▁Republic ans ▁won ▁major ▁g ains ▁in ▁the ▁House , ▁re - t aking ▁the ▁majority ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 2 ▁elections . ▁In ▁the ▁Senate , ▁the ▁Republic ans ▁won ▁major ▁g ains , ▁growing ▁their ▁majority ▁in ▁the ▁chamber . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁United ▁States ▁president ial ▁election ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁United ▁States ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁elections ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁and ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁United ▁States ▁Senate ▁elections ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 8 8 ▁elections ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁ 1 8 8 8 <0x0A> </s> ▁Nancy ▁Me ck ler ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁theatre ▁and ▁film ▁director , ▁known ▁for ▁her ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁with ▁Shared ▁Exper ience , ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁joint ▁art istic ▁director ▁alongside ▁Pol ly ▁Te ale . ▁ ▁Me ck ler ▁has ▁directed ▁a