United States presidential election in Connecticut, 1884

United States presidential election in Connecticut, 1884

November 4, 1884

 
Nominee Grover Cleveland James G. Blaine
Party Democratic Republican
Home state New York Maine
Running mate Thomas A. Hendricks John A. Logan
Electoral vote 6 0
Popular vote 67,182 65,898
Percentage 48.95% 48.01%

President before election

Chester A. Arthur
Republican

Elected President

Grover Cleveland
Democratic

The 1884 United States presidential election in Connecticut took place on November 4, 1884, as part of the 1884 United States presidential election. Voters chose six representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Connecticut voted for the Democratic nominee, Grover Cleveland, over the Republican nominee, James G. Blaine. Cleveland won the state by a very narrow margin of 0.94%.

Results

United States presidential election in Connecticut, 1884[1]
Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote
Count % Count %
Democratic Grover Cleveland of New York Thomas Andrews Hendricks of Indiana 67,182 48.95% 6 100.00%
Republican James Gillespie Blaine of Maine John Alexander Logan of Illinois 65,898 48.01% 0 0.00%
Prohibition John Pierce St. John of Kansas William Daniel of Maryland 2,493 1.82% 0 0.00%
Greenback Benjamin Franklin Butler of Massachusetts Absolom Madden West of Mississippi 1,684 1.23% 0 0.00%
Total 137,257 100.00% 6 100.00%

References

  1. "1884 Presidential General Election Results - Connecticut".
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