United States presidential election in California, 1884

United States presidential election in California, 1884

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.