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United States presidential election 1884 — Results & electoral map

United States elections · 1884-11-04 · held

Grover Cleveland was elected president.

Electoral map — 1884

401 electors; 201 votes required for an electoral majority. Modern state outlines are a geographic reference, not historical borders. The interactive map shows actual counted electoral votes, including split and faithless votes.

Historical electoral allocations by state
StateElectorsElectoral vote recipients
Alabama10Grover Cleveland 10
Arkansas7Grover Cleveland 7
California8James G. Blaine 8
Colorado3James G. Blaine 3
Connecticut6Grover Cleveland 6
Delaware3Grover Cleveland 3
Florida4Grover Cleveland 4
Georgia12Grover Cleveland 12
Illinois22James G. Blaine 22
Indiana15Grover Cleveland 15
Iowa13James G. Blaine 13
Kansas9James G. Blaine 9
Kentucky13Grover Cleveland 13
Louisiana8Grover Cleveland 8
Maine6James G. Blaine 6
Maryland8Grover Cleveland 8
Massachusetts14James G. Blaine 14
Michigan13James G. Blaine 13
Minnesota7James G. Blaine 7
Mississippi9Grover Cleveland 9
Missouri16Grover Cleveland 16
Nebraska5James G. Blaine 5
Nevada3James G. Blaine 3
New Hampshire4James G. Blaine 4
New Jersey9Grover Cleveland 9
New York36Grover Cleveland 36
North Carolina11Grover Cleveland 11
Ohio23James G. Blaine 23
Oregon3James G. Blaine 3
Pennsylvania30James G. Blaine 30
Rhode Island4James G. Blaine 4
South Carolina9Grover Cleveland 9
Tennessee12Grover Cleveland 12
Texas13Grover Cleveland 13
Vermont4James G. Blaine 4
Virginia12Grover Cleveland 12
West Virginia6Grover Cleveland 6
Wisconsin11James G. Blaine 11

Results: final · complete coverage · Counted Electoral College votes; recorded popular votes

President — recorded results
Party / candidateVotesVote shareSeatsElectoral votes
Grover Cleveland491558648.870587718311896%—219
James G. Blaine485291648.24752472392901%—182
Other candidates / recorded votes2898712.881887557759093%—0

Electoral votes are the presidential votes actually recorded in the National Archives count, including split and faithless votes. The map uses modern state outlines as a geographic reference; these are not historical boundaries.

Minor popular-vote candidates not separately tabulated by the source are grouped as other recorded votes. Historical popular-vote figures and definitions can vary between compilations.

Sources & further reading

National Archives: 1884 electoral count and state allocations

American Presidency Project, UCSB: 1884 election tables