1884 United States presidential election

1884 United States presidential election
401 members of the Electoral College; 201 electoral votes needed to win
Turnout	77.5% 0.5 pp
	Presidential election results map. Blue denotes those won by Cleveland/Hendricks, red denotes states won by Blaine/Logan. Numbers indicate the number of electoral votes allotted to each state.
President before election; Chester A. Arthur; Republican	Elected President ; Grover Cleveland; Democratic

The 1884 United States presidential election was the 25th election in the history of the United States. It occurred on November 4, 1884. This election was between Governor Grover Cleveland of New York and former Secretary of State James G. Blaine of Maine. Cleveland won the election with 219 electoral votes, while Blaine got only 182 electoral votes.

Candidates:

Republican Party:

Presidential:

Grover Cleveland, Governor of New York (1883-1885) (Nominee)
Thomas F. Bayard, Senator of Delaware (1863-1885)
Thomas A. Hendricks, Former Governor of Indiana (1873-1877) and 1876 Democratic Vice-Presidential Nominee (Vice-Presidential Nominee)
Allen G. Thurman, Former Governor of Ohio (1869-1881)
Samuel J. Randall, Former Speaker of the House (1876-1881) and Congressman from Pennsylvania (1863-1875; 1875-1890)
Joseph E. McDonald, Former Senator of Indiana (1875-1881)
John G. Carlisle, Speaker of the House (1883-1889) and Congressman from Kentucky (1877-1890)
George Hoadly, Governor of Ohio (1884-1886)

Declined to Contest:

Robert Todd Lincoln, Secretary of War from Illinois (1881-1885) (Son of Abraham Lincoln)
William T. Sherman, former Commanding General of the United States Army from Ohio (1869-1883)
Philip Sheridan, Lieutenant General of the United States Army from New York (1869-1888)

Vice-Presidential:

Thomas A. Hendricks, Former Governor of Indiana (1873-1877) (Vice-Presidential Nominee) (1876 Democratic Vice-Presidential Nominee)

Democratic Party:

Withdrawn Candidates:

John C. Black, Brevet Brigadier General from Illinois (1866-1915)
George W. Click, Governor of Kansas (1883-1885)
Joseph E. McDonald, Former Senator of Indiana (1875-1881)
William Rosecrans, Major General and Congressman from California (1881-1885)

1884 United States Presidential Election Media

Democratic Party (United States)
Hon. Grover Cleveland, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right.
Thomas Andrews Hendricks.
Campaign poster showing head-and-shoulders portraits of Grover Cleveland and Thomas A. Hendricks, surrounded by flags.
Republican Party (United States)
Picture of James G. Blaine.
John Alexander Logan, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left*CALL NUMBER: CONG. PORT.
For president, James G. Blaine. For vice president, John A. Logan

References

↑ "Voter Turnout in Presidential Elections". The American Presidency Project. UC Santa Barbara.

[1] "Voter Turnout in Presidential Elections". The American Presidency Project. UC Santa Barbara.

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