1884 United States presidential election in Oregon

The 1884 United States presidential election in Oregon took place on November 4, 1884. All contemporary 38 states were part of the 1884 United States presidential election. Voters chose three electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.

1884 United States presidential election in Oregon

November 4, 1884
 
Nominee James G. Blaine Grover Cleveland
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Maine New York
Running mate John A. Logan Thomas A. Hendricks
Electoral vote 3 0
Popular vote 26,680 24,604
Percentage 50.99% 46.70%

President before election

Chester A. Arthur
Republican

Elected President

Grover Cleveland
Democratic

Oregon was won by Secretary of State James G. Blaine (R-Maine), running with Senator John A. Logan, with 50.99% of the vote, against Grover Cleveland, the 28th governor of New York, (DNew York), running with the former governor of Indiana Thomas A. Hendricks, with 46.70% of the popular vote. Blaine won the state by a narrow margin of 4.29%.

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 1.38% of the popular vote.

The Prohibition party chose the 8th Governor of Kansas, John St. John and Maryland State Representative William Daniel, received 0.93% of the popular vote.

Results

1884 United States presidential election in Oregon[1]
Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote
Count % Count %
Republican James Gillespie Blaine of Maine John Alexander Logan of Illinois 26,860 50.99% 3 100.00%
Democratic Grover Cleveland of New York Thomas Andrews Hendricks of Indiana 24,604 46.70% 0 0.00%
Greenback Benjamin Franklin Butler of Massachusetts Absolom Madden West of Mississippi 726 1.38% 0 0.00%
Prohibition John Pierce St. John of Kansas William Daniel of Maryland 492 0.93% 0 0.00%
Total 52,682 100.00% 3 100.00%

References

  1. "1884 Presidential General Election Results - Oregon". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
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