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1884 United States presidential election
1884 United States presidential election in Minnesota Minnesota presidential no 1880 United States presidential election in Minnesota 1880 November 4, 1884 1888 United States presidential election in Minnesota 1888 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 7 111,865 58.78% Grover Cleveland by Charles Milton Bell color change (3x4 cropped b&w).jpg Grover Cleveland Thomas A. Hendricks Democratic Party (United States) New York 0 70,065 36.87% 1884 United States presidential election in Minnesota results map by county.svg 350px County results
Blaine
#e27f90 50–60%
#cc2f4a 60–70%
#d40000 70–80%
#aa0000 80–90%
#800000 90–100%
Cleveland
#b9d7ff 40–50%
#86b6f2 50–60%
#4389e3 60–70%
#1666cb 70–80% President Chester A. Arthur Republican Party (United States) Grover Cleveland Democratic Party (United States) Flag of Minnesota (1893–1957).svg
The 1884 United States presidential election in Minnesota took place on November 4, 1884, as part of the 1884 United States presidential election. Voters chose seven representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Minnesota was won by Republican nominee, James G. Blaine, over the Democratic nominee, Grover Cleveland. Blaine won the state by a margin of 21.91%.
With 58.78% of the popular vote, Minnesota would prove to be Blaine's second strongest victory in terms of percentage in the popular vote after Vermont.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/stats.php?year=1884&f=1&off=0&elect=0 1884 Presidential Election Statistics Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections 2018-03-05
As of 2024, this remains the last time that a Republican presidential nominee would win a majority of the vote in Minnesota while losing nationally. This is also the first time since statehood that the state voted for the losing candidate.
Results
1884 United States presidential election in Minnesota1884 Presidential General Election Results - Minnesota https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1884&fips=27&f=1&off=0&elect=0 U.S. Election Atlas 23 December 2013
Republican Party (United States)
James Gillespie Blaine
Maine
John Alexander Logan
Illinois
111,685
58.78%
7
100.00%
Democratic Party (United States)
Grover Cleveland
New York
Thomas Andrews Hendricks
Indiana
70,065
36.87%
0
0.00%
Prohibition Party
John Pierce St. John
Kansas
William Daniel
Maryland
4,684
2.47%
0
0.00%
Greenback Party
Benjamin Franklin Butler
Massachusetts
Absolom Madden West
Mississippi
3,583
1.89%
0
0.00%
190,017
100.00%
7
100.00%
See also
United States presidential elections in Minnesota
References
Minnesota
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Category:1884 Minnesota elections