United States presidential election in California, 1884

United States presidential election in California, 1884
California
November 4, 1884

 
Nominee James G. Blaine Grover Cleveland
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Maine New York
Running mate John A. Logan Thomas A. Hendricks
Electoral vote 8 0
Popular vote 102,369 89,288
Percentage 51.97% 45.33%

President before election

Chester A. Arthur
Republican

Elected President

Grover Cleveland
Democratic

In the 1884 United States presidential election, California voted for the Republican nominee, former Secretary of State James G. Blaine, by a comfortable margin, over the Democratic nominee, New York Governor Grover Cleveland.

Results

United States presidential election in California, 1884[1]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Republican James G. Blaine 102,369 51.97% 8
Democratic Grover Cleveland 89,288 45.33% 0
Prohibition John St. John 2,965 1.51% 0
Greenback Benjamin Butler 2,037 1.03% 0
No party Write-ins 329 0.17% 0
Invalid or blank votes
Totals 251,339 100.00% 8
Voter turnout

References

  1. "1884 Presidential General Election Results - California". Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 2008-08-25.
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