1884 United States presidential election in Maine

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1884 United States presidential election in Maine
Flag of the United States (1877-1890).svg
  1880 November 4, 1884 1888  
  Unsuccessful 1884.jpg StephenGroverCleveland.jpg
Nominee James G. Blaine Grover Cleveland
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Maine New York
Running mate John A. Logan Thomas A. Hendricks
Electoral vote60
Popular vote72,21752,153
Percentage55.34%39.97%

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County Results
Blaine
  40–50%
  50–60%
  60–70%

The 1884 United States presidential election in Maine took place on November 4, 1884, as part of the 1884 United States presidential election. Voters chose six representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Contents

Maine voted for the Republican nominee, James G. Blaine, over the Democratic nominee, Grover Cleveland. Blaine won his home state by a margin of 15.37%.

Results

1884 United States presidential election in Maine [1]
PartyCandidateRunning matePopular voteElectoral vote
Count%Count%
Republican James Gillespie Blaine of Maine John Alexander Logan of Illinois 72,21755.34%6100.00%
Democratic Grover Cleveland of New York Thomas Andrews Hendricks of Indiana 52,15339.97%00.00%
Greenback Benjamin Franklin Butler of Massachusetts Absolom Madden West of Mississippi 3,9553.03%00.00%
Prohibition John Pierce St. John of Kansas William Daniel of Maryland 2,1601.65%00.00%
N/AOthersOthers60.01%00.00%
Total130,491100.00%6100.00%

Results by county

CountyJames Gillespie Blaine [2]
Republican
Stephen Grover Cleveland [2]
Democratic
Various candidates [2]
Other parties
MarginTotal votes cast
# %# %# %# %
Androscoggin 4,74552.13%3,46938.11%8899.77%1,27614.02%9,103
Aroostook 3,02853.62%2,19238.82%4277.56%83614.80%5,647
Cumberland 9,51050.44%8,17043.33%1,1756.23%1,3407.11%18,855
Franklin 2,38757.80%1,37533.29%3688.91%1,01224.50%4,130
Hancock 4,04354.22%3,01440.42%3995.35%1,02913.80%7,456
Kennebec 7,57261.30%3,90631.62%8747.08%3,66629.68%12,352
Knox 2,81946.50%2,36439.00%87914.50%4557.51%6,062
Lincoln 2,48850.98%2,07842.58%3146.43%4108.40%4,880
Oxford 4,22253.72%2,89936.89%7389.39%1,32316.83%7,859
Penobscot 8,00656.14%5,30337.18%9536.68%2,70318.95%14,262
Piscataquis 1,97658.02%1,16934.32%2617.66%80723.69%3,406
Sagadahoc 2,73064.01%1,27829.96%2576.03%1,45234.04%4,265
Somerset 4,15953.80%2,97438.47%5987.74%1,18515.33%7,731
Waldo 3,15350.08%2,66942.39%4747.53%4847.69%6,296
Washington 4,24453.82%3,34142.37%3003.80%90311.45%7,885
York 7,12751.01%5,93942.51%9066.48%1,1888.50%13,972
Totals72,209 [a] 53.82%52,140 [a] 38.86%9,812 [a] 7.31%20,06914.96%134,161

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 These totals differ from those in Dave Leip’s Atlas.

References

  1. "1884 Presidential General Election Results – Maine".
  2. 1 2 3 Géoelections; Presidential election of 1884 Popular Vote (.xlsx file for €15)