1884 United States presidential election in Texas

Last updated

1884 United States presidential election in Texas
Flag of Texas.svg
  1880 November 4, 1884 1888  
  StephenGroverCleveland.jpg Unsuccessful 1884.jpg
Nominee Grover Cleveland James G. Blaine
Party Democratic Republican
Home state New York Maine
Running mate Thomas A. Hendricks John A. Logan
Electoral vote130
Popular vote225,30993,141
Percentage69.26%28.63%

Texas Presidential Election Results 1884.svg
County Results

President before election

Chester A. Arthur
Republican

Elected President

Grover Cleveland
Democratic

The 1884 United States presidential election in Texas was held on November 4, 1884, as part of the 1884 United States presidential election. State voters chose 13 electors to represent the state in the Electoral College, which chose the president and vice president.

Contents

Texas voted for the Democratic nominee Grover Cleveland, who received 69.3% of the vote. With 69.3% of the popular vote, Texas would prove to be Cleveland's second strongest state only after South Carolina.

Results

1884 United States presidential election in Texas [1]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Democratic Grover Cleveland 225,30969.26%13
Republican James G. Blaine 93,14128.63%0
Prohibition John St. John 3,5341.09%0
Greenback Benjamin Butler 3,3211.02%0
Total325,305100.0%13

See also

References

  1. "David Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".