1884 United States presidential election in California

none June 2025 September 2023 1884 United States presidential election 1884 United States presidential election in California California 1846 presidential no 1880 United States presidential election in California 1880 1888 United States presidential election in California 1888 November 4, 1884 x200px James Gillespie Blaine, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing front LCCN2011645229 (Cropped1).jpg James G. Blaine Republican Party (United States) Maine John A. Logan 8 102,416 51.98% Grover Cleveland by Charles Milton Bell color change (3x4 cropped b&w).jpg Grover Cleveland Democratic Party (United States) New York Thomas A. Hendricks 0 89,288 45.32% 1884 United States presidential election in California results map by county.svg 300px County results Blaine #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% Cleveland #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% President Chester A. Arthur Republican Party (United States) Grover Cleveland Democratic Party (United States) The 1884 United States presidential election in California was held on November 4, 1884, as part of the 1884 United States presidential election. State voters chose eight representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. . California voted for the Republican nominee, former Secretary of State James G. Blaine, by a comfortable margin, over the Democratic nominee, New York Governor Grover Cleveland. Cleveland became the first Democrat to ever win without California since its statehood. Results + General Election ResultsCalifornia State Archives, Abstract of statement of the vote of California polled at the Election held November 4th, A.D. 1884, relating to the vote given for persons for Elector of President and Vice President of the United StatesGovernment Roster, 1889, State and County Governments of California State Printing Office California Secretary of State Sacramento, California 1889 50 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.32106019792388&seq=66 28 November 2024The California State Archives does not have a single abstract showing the vote of the entire state for the 1884 election. The figures below are compiled from the individual county returns. The figures, including totals, for the highest and lowest electors on each ticket are given in the 1889 Government Roster, but that source does not list the full results for Presidential Electors.Party Pledged to Elector Votes Republican Party James G. Blaine John B. Reddick102,416 Republican Party James G. Blaine Charles F. Reed102,411 Republican Party James G. Blaine James D. Byers102,397 Republican Party James G. Blaine Chester Rowell102,391 Republican Party James G. Blaine Alvah R. Conklin102,378 Republican Party James G. Blaine Henry Edgerton102,369 Republican Party James G. Blaine Horace Davis102,306 Republican Party James G. Blaine Marcus H. Hecht102,223 Democratic Party Grover Cleveland Charles Kohler89,288 Democratic Party Grover Cleveland James T. Murphy89,235 Democratic Party Grover Cleveland George T. Marye89,229 Democratic Party Grover Cleveland John A. Stanley89,221 Democratic Party Grover Cleveland Campbell P. Berry89,214 Democratic Party Grover Cleveland Marion Biggs89,205 Democratic Party Grover Cleveland W. H. Webb89,201 Democratic Party Grover Cleveland Wiley J. Tinnin89,200 Prohibition Party John St. John M. C. Winchester2,963 Prohibition Party John St. John Joel Russell2,962 Prohibition Party John St. John H. S. Graves2,961 Prohibition Party John St. John S. H. Varney2,952 Prohibition Party John St. John J. W. Tharp2,932 Prohibition Party John St. John Jesse Yarnell2,501 Prohibition Party John St. John D. E. Bushnell2,360 Prohibition Party John St. John A. D. Boren2,345 Greenback Party Benjamin Butler Nathaniel Currey2,037 Greenback Party Benjamin Butler L. F. Moulton2,013 Greenback Party Benjamin Butler Rufus Butterfield2,012 Greenback Party Benjamin Butler A. D. Nelson2,011 Greenback Party Benjamin Butler Alfred T. Dewey2,009Greenback Party Benjamin Butler H. M. Couch2,005 Greenback Party Benjamin Butler S. A. Waldron1,973 Greenback Party Benjamin Butler Parker J. Merwin1,722 Prohibition Party John St. John I. D. Wood492 Prohibition Party John St. John George Steele401 Prohibition Party John St. John A. B. Nixon181 Write-in Scattering329Votes castBased on totals for highest elector on each ticket 197,033 Results by county County James G. BlaineRepublican Grover ClevelandDemocratic John St. JohnProhibition Benjamin ButlerGreenback ScatteringWrite-in Margin Total votes castBased on the highest elector on each ticket # % # % # % # % # % # %Alameda7,47160.26%4,73438.18%1040.84%890.72%00.00%2,73722.08%12,398Alpine5660.87%3639.13%00.00%00.00%00.00%2021.74%92Amador1,31747.72%1,35849.20%822.97%30.11%00.00%-41-1.49%2,760Butte2,17249.06%2,11847.84%1343.03%30.07%00.00%541.22%4,427Calaveras1,24951.53%1,16448.02%110.45%00.00%00.00%853.51%2,424Colusa1,02835.46%1,80262.16%571.97%120.41%00.00%-774-26.70%2,899Contra Costa1,49655.86%1,11441.60%632.35%50.19%00.00%38214.26%2,678Del Norte31049.84%29447.27%30.48%152.41%00.00%162.57%622El Dorado1,28945.47%1,46951.82%461.62%311.09%00.00%-180-6.35%2,835Fresno1,31441.89%1,70454.32%762.42%110.38%321.02%-390-12.43%3,137Humboldt2,18453.89%1,45035.78%842.07%3358.27%00.00%73418.11%4,053Inyo34553.41%28343.81%91.39%00.00%91.39%629.60%646Kern59842.02%79856.08%60.42%211.48%00.00%-200-14.05%1,423Lake58842.27%79857.37%20.14%30.22%00.00%-210-15.10%1,391Lassen38446.77%41550.55%202.44%20.24%00.00%-31-3.78%821Los Angeles5,59551.67%4,68343.24%3433.17%2081.92%00.00%9128.42%10,829Marin85153.62%72745.81%70.44%20.13%00.00%1247.81%1,587Mariposa47442.74%61855.73%171.53%00.00%00.00%-144-12.98%1,109Mendocino1,31743.71%1,58952.74%792.62%280.93%00.00%-272-9.03%3,013Merced80945.47%95353.57%160.90%10.06%00.00%-144-8.09%1,779Modoc47842.68%60954.38%332.95%00.00%00.00%-131-11.70%1,120Mono59858.57%38137.32%121.18%302.94%00.00%21721.25%1,021Monterey1,47650.72%1,38147.46%401.37%130.45%00.00%953.26%2,910Napa1,59355.37%1,25643.66%190.66%90.31%00.00%33711.71%2,877Nevada2,36856.13%1,79142.45%501.19%100.24%00.00%57713.68%4,219Placer1,74952.89%1,48344.84%702.12%50.15%00.00%2668.04%3,307Plumas71255.84%55443.45%80.63%10.08%00.00%15812.39%1,275Sacramento4,36760.15%2,65936.63%921.27%1421.96%00.00%1,70823.53%7,260San Benito57444.88%66551.99%382.97%20.16%00.00%-91-7.11%1,279San Bernardino1,61754.37%1,28843.31%471.58%220.74%00.00%32911.06%2,974San Diego1,12057.00%80040.71%402.04%50.25%00.00%32016.28%1,965San Francisco25,50953.46%21,20244.43%990.21%6221.30%2870.60%4,3079.03%47,719San Joaquin3,07950.32%2,89847.36%1412.30%10.02%00.00%1812.96%6,119San Luis Obispo1,23351.44%1,06944.60%733.05%220.92%00.00%1646.84%2,397San Mateo95055.33%75043.68%120.70%50.29%00.00%20011.65%1,717Santa Barbara1,24350.92%1,05043.02%1184.83%301.23%00.00%1937.91%2,441Santa Clara3,84052.91%3,17243.70%1622.23%841.16%00.00%6689.20%7,258Santa Cruz1,66753.69%1,36543.96%451.45%280.90%00.00%3029.73%3,105Shasta1,17351.54%1,04245.78%451.98%160.70%00.00%1315.76%2,276Sierra1,06465.12%55433.90%160.98%00.00%00.00%51031.21%1,634Siskiyou88645.58%1,03653.29%10.05%201.03%10.05%-150-7.72%1,944Solano2,38253.61%1,97744.50%691.55%150.34%00.00%4059.12%4,443Sonoma3,04449.42%2,94447.79%1131.83%590.96%00.00%1001.62%6,160Stanislaus97939.49%1,42457.44%692.78%70.28%00.00%-445-17.95%2,479Sutter67548.60%63545.72%775.54%20.14%00.00%402.88%1,389Tehama1,07547.80%1,14650.96%271.20%10.04%00.00%-71-3.16%2,249Trinity43550.29%41848.32%60.69%60.69%00.00%171.97%865Tulare1,26840.15%1,69153.55%1153.64%842.66%00.00%-423-13.39%3,158Tuolumne1,04053.20%87044.50%452.30%00.00%00.00%1708.70%1,955Ventura74953.96%60343.44%201.44%161.15%00.00%14610.52%1,388Yolo1,41248.74%1,42149.05%622.14%20.07%00.00%-9-0.31%2,897Yuba1,21452.55%1,04745.32%401.73%90.39%00.00%1677.23%2,310Total102,41651.98%89,28845.32%2,9631.50%2,0371.03%3290.17%13,1286.66%197,033 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Butte Del Norte San Francisco Shasta Sonoma Tuolumne Yuba Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Lassen See also United States presidential elections in California Notes References California 1884 Category:1884 California elections