1884 United States presidential election in Rhode Island

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1884 United States presidential election in Rhode Island
Flag of Rhode Island (1882-1897).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 vote40
Popular vote19,03012,391
Percentage58.07%37.81%

Rhode Island Presidential Election Results 1884.svg
County Results
Blaine
  50–60%
  60–70%

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

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Rhode Island voted for the Republican nominee, James G. Blaine, over the Democratic nominee, Grover Cleveland. Blaine won the state by a margin of 20.26%.

With 58.07% of the popular vote, Rhode Island would prove to be Blaine's fourth strongest victory in terms of percentage in the popular vote after Vermont, Minnesota and Kansas. [1]

Results

1884 United States presidential election in Rhode Island [2]
PartyCandidateRunning matePopular voteElectoral vote
Count%Count%
Republican James Gillespie Blaine of Maine John Alexander Logan of Illinois 19,03058.07%4100.00%
Democratic Grover Cleveland of New York Thomas Andrews Hendricks of Indiana 12,39137.81%00.00%
Prohibition John Pierce St. John of Kansas William Daniel of Maryland 9282.83%00.00%
Greenback Benjamin Franklin Butler of Massachusetts Absolom Madden West of Mississippi 4231.29%00.00%
Total32,771100.00%4100.00%

See also

References

  1. "1884 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  2. "1884 Presidential General Election Results - Rhode Island".