1884 United States presidential election in Tennessee

The 1884 United States presidential election in Tennessee took place on November 4, 1884, as part of the 1884 United States presidential election. Tennessee voters chose 12 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.[2]

United States presidential election in Tennessee, 1884

November 4, 1884
Turnout16.86% of the total population 1.03 pp[1]
 
Nominee Grover Cleveland James G. Blaine
Party Democratic Republican
Home state New York Maine
Running mate Thomas A. Hendricks John A. Logan
Electoral vote 12 0
Popular vote 133,770 124,101
Percentage 51.45% 47.74%

President before election

Chester A. Arthur
Republican

Elected President

Grover Cleveland
Democratic

Tennessee was won by the Democratic nominees, Governor Grover Cleveland of New York and his running mate former Senator and Governor Thomas A. Hendricks of Indiana. Cleveland and Hendricks defeated the Republican nominees, former Secretary of State and Senator James G. Blaine of Maine and his running mate Senator John A. Logan of Illinois, with 51.45% of the vote.[2]

Results

United States presidential election in Tennessee, 1884[2]
Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote
Count % Count %
Democratic Grover Cleveland of New York Thomas A. Hendricks of Indiana 133,770 51.45% 12 100.00%
Republican James G. Blaine of Maine John A. Logan of Illinois 124,101 47.74% 0 0.00%
Prohibition John St. John of Kansas William Daniel of Maryland 1,150 0.44% 0 0.00%
Greenback Benjamin Butler of Massachusetts Absolom West of Mississippi 957 0.37% 0 0.00%
Total 259,978 100.00% 12 100.00%

References

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