United States presidential election in West Virginia, 1884

United States presidential election in West Virginia, 1884

November 4, 1884
Turnout	21.37% of the total population 3.16 pp[1]
Nominee Grover Cleveland James G. Blaine Party Democratic Republican Home state New York Ohio Running mate Thomas A. Hendricks John A. Logan Electoral vote 6 0 Popular vote 67,311 63,096 Percentage 50.94% 47.75%
President before election Chester A. Arthur Republican Elected President Grover Cleveland Democratic

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The 1884 United States presidential election in West Virginia took place on November 4, 1884, as part of the 1884 United States presidential election. West Virginia voters chose six representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president^[2].

West Virginia was won by Grover Cleveland, the 28th governor of New York, (D–New York), running with the former governor of Indiana Thomas A. Hendricks, with 50.94% of the popular vote, against Secretary of State James G. Blaine (R-Ohio), running with Senator John A. Logan, with 47.75% of the vote.^[2]

The Prohibition Party chose John St. John, the former governor of Kansas, and former Maryland State Senator William Daniel as their presidential and vice-presidential candidates and received 0.71% of the vote. The Greenback and Anti-Monopoly Parties both chose major general and former governor of Massachusetts Benjamin Butler and Absolom M. West, an unseated Mississippi representative, received 0.60% of the vote.

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