United States presidential election in Michigan, 1884

United States presidential election in Michigan, 1884
November 4, 1884
All 13 Michigan votes to the Electoral College

 
Nominee James G. Blaine Grover Cleveland
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Maine New York
Running mate John A. Logan Thomas A. Hendricks
Electoral vote 13 0
Popular vote 192,669 189,361
Percentage 48.02% 47.20%
President before election

Chester A. Arthur
Republican

 Elected President

Grover Cleveland
Democratic

The 1884 United States presidential election in Michigan took place on November 4, 1884, as part of the 1884 United States presidential election. Michigan voters chose thirteen[1] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Republican nominee James G. Blaine won Michigan over Democrat Grover Cleveland in a close race by only 3,308 votes, a margin of less than 1%.[2]

Results

United States presidential election in Michigan, 1884
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James G. Blaine 192,669 48.02%
Democratic Grover Cleveland 189,361 47.20%
Prohibition John St. John 18,403 4.59%
Greenback Benjamin Butler 753 0.19%
Total votes 401,186 100%

References

  1. ↑ "1884 Election for the Twenty-Fifth Term (1885-1889)". Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  2. ↑ "1884 Presidential General Election Results - Michigan". Retrieved 2018-04-03.
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