1884 United States presidential election in Kansas
The 1884 Presidential Election held in Kansas took place on November 4, 1884, as part of the 1884 United States presidential election. Voters chose nine representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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Ballot measures
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Kansas was won by Republican nominee, James G. Blaine, over the Democratic nominee, Grover Cleveland. Blaine won the state by a margin of 24.18%.
With 58.08% of the popular vote, Kansas would prove to be Blaine's third strongest victory in terms of percentage in the popular vote after Vermont and Minnesota.[1] The state would also prove to be Greenback Party candidate Benjamin Butler's second strongest state after Massachusetts.
Results
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Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
Count | % | Count | % | |||||
Republican | James Gillespie Blaine of Maine | John Alexander Logan of Illinois | 154,406 | 58.08% | 7 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic | Grover Cleveland of New York | Thomas Andrews Hendricks of Indiana | 90,132 | 33.90% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Greenback | Benjamin Franklin Butler of Massachusetts | Absolom Madden West of Mississippi | 16,346 | 6.15% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Prohibition | John Pierce St. John of Kansas | William Daniel of Maryland | 4,495 | 1.69% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
N/A | Others | Others | 469 | 0.18% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Total | 265,848 | 100.00% | 9 | 100.00% |
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References
- "1884 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
- "1884 Presidential General Election Results - Kansas". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
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