1884 United States presidential election in Virginia

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1884 United States presidential election in Virginia
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  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 vote120
Popular vote145,491139,356
Percentage51.05%48.90%

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County Results

President before election

Chester A. Arthur
Republican

Elected President

Grover Cleveland
Democratic

The 1884 United States presidential election in Virginia took place on November 4, 1884, as part of the 1884 United States presidential election. Voters chose 12 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Contents

Virginia voted for the Democratic candidate, New York Governor Grover Cleveland over the Republican candidate, former Secretary of State James G. Blaine. Cleveland won Virginia by a margin of 2.15 percentage points.

Results

1884 United States presidential election in Virginia [1]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Democratic Grover Cleveland 145,49151.05%12
Republican James G. Blaine 139,35648.90%0
Prohibition John St. John 1300.05%0
Totals284,977100.0%12

Results by county

1884 United States presidential election in Virginia by counties and independent cities [2]
County or Independent CityStephen Grover Cleveland
Democratic
James Gillespie Blaine
Republican
John Pierce St. John
Prohibition
MarginTotal votes cast
# %# %# %# %
Accomack County 2,94963.47%1,69736.53%00.00%1,25226.95%4,646
Albemarle County 2,94153.20%2,58746.80%00.00%3546.40%5,528
Alleghany County 73143.96%93256.04%00.00%-201-12.09%1,663
Amelia County 59036.02%1,04863.98%00.00%-458-27.96%1,638
Amherst County 1,96959.09%1,36340.91%00.00%60618.19%3,332
Appomattox County 84949.10%88050.90%00.00%-31-1.79%1,729
Alexandria County 26434.15%50965.85%00.00%-245-31.69%773
Augusta County 3,33257.41%2,47242.59%00.00%86014.82%5,804
Bath County 48257.31%35942.69%00.00%12314.63%841
Bedford County 3,39762.86%2,00737.14%00.00%1,39025.72%5,404
Bland County 50151.86%46548.14%00.00%363.73%966
Botetourt County 1,61460.07%1,07339.93%00.00%54120.13%2,687
Brunswick County 1,10741.41%1,56658.59%00.00%-459-17.17%2,673
Buchanan County 28754.15%24345.85%00.00%448.30%530
Buckingham County 1,17641.67%1,64658.33%00.00%-470-16.65%2,822
Campbell County 2,20758.31%1,57841.69%00.00%62916.62%3,785
Caroline County 1,50649.17%1,54750.51%100.33%-41-1.34%3,063
Carroll County 1,23455.29%99844.71%00.00%23610.57%2,232
Charles City County 35634.56%67465.44%00.00%-318-30.87%1,030
Charlotte County 1,60457.41%1,19042.59%00.00%41414.82%2,794
Chesterfield County 1,78052.93%1,58247.04%10.03%1985.89%3,363
Clarke County 1,18371.22%47828.78%00.00%70542.44%1,661
Craig County 54483.05%11116.95%00.00%43366.11%655
Culpeper County 1,39555.36%1,12544.64%00.00%27010.71%2,520
Cumberland County 60035.71%1,08064.29%00.00%-480-28.57%1,680
Dickenson County 28855.17%23444.83%00.00%5410.34%522
Dinwiddie County 86238.02%1,40561.98%00.00%-543-23.95%2,267
Elizabeth City County 52526.17%1,48173.83%00.00%-956-47.66%2,006
Essex County 85343.56%1,10556.44%00.00%-252-12.87%1,958
Fairfax County 1,88352.83%1,68147.17%00.00%2025.67%3,564
Fauquier County 2,62964.03%1,47735.97%00.00%1,15228.06%4,106
Floyd County 86244.00%1,09756.00%00.00%-235-12.00%1,959
Fluvanna County 1,04755.90%82644.10%00.00%22111.80%1,873
Franklin County 2,61763.58%1,49936.42%00.00%1,11827.16%4,116
Frederick County 1,78672.40%68127.60%00.00%1,10544.79%2,467
Giles County 90060.12%59739.88%00.00%30320.24%1,497
Gloucester County 1,07545.80%1,26653.94%60.26%-191-8.14%2,347
Goochland County 75241.96%1,04058.04%00.00%-288-16.07%1,792
Grayson County 1,10557.97%80142.03%00.00%30415.95%1,906
Greene County 55057.35%40942.65%00.00%14114.70%959
Greensville County 54033.17%1,08866.83%00.00%-548-33.66%1,628
Halifax County 3,39353.46%2,95446.54%00.00%4396.92%6,347
Hanover County 1,81654.96%1,48845.04%00.00%3289.93%3,304
Henrico County 1,75544.60%2,17455.25%60.15%-419-10.65%3,935
Henry County 1,35649.01%1,41150.99%00.00%-55-1.99%2,767
Highland County 50852.21%46147.38%40.41%474.83%973
Isle of Wight County 1,27248.55%1,34851.45%00.00%-76-2.90%2,620
James City County 24328.52%60971.48%00.00%-366-42.96%852
King and Queen County 93350.19%92649.81%00.00%70.38%1,859
King George County 54442.70%73057.30%00.00%-186-14.60%1,274
King William County 78243.09%1,03356.91%00.00%-251-13.83%1,815
Lancaster County 66743.68%85956.25%10.07%-192-12.57%1,527
Lee County 1,33456.67%1,02043.33%00.00%31413.34%2,354
Loudoun County 2,79558.24%1,97841.22%260.54%81717.02%4,799
Louisa County 1,37246.37%1,58753.63%00.00%-215-7.27%2,959
Lunenburg County 81144.49%1,01255.51%00.00%-201-11.03%1,823
Madison County 98353.60%85146.40%00.00%1327.20%1,834
Mathews County 96364.76%52435.24%00.00%43929.52%1,487
Mecklenburg County 1,69541.51%2,38858.49%00.00%-693-16.97%4,083
Middlesex County 63044.62%78055.24%20.14%-150-10.62%1,412
Montgomery County 1,41651.81%1,30847.86%90.33%1083.95%2,733
Nansemond County 1,35340.11%2,02059.89%00.00%-667-19.77%3,373
Nelson County 1,65857.07%1,24742.93%00.00%41114.15%2,905
New Kent County 44038.90%69161.10%00.00%-251-22.19%1,131
Norfolk County 1,81838.43%2,91361.57%00.00%-1,095-23.15%4,731
Northampton County 90545.18%1,09854.82%00.00%-193-9.64%2,003
Northumberland County 89350.88%86249.12%00.00%311.77%1,755
Nottoway County 45326.17%1,27773.77%10.06%-824-47.60%1,731
Orange County 1,25954.98%1,03145.02%00.00%2289.96%2,290
Page County 1,15751.45%1,08948.42%30.13%683.02%2,249
Patrick County 99258.63%70041.37%00.00%29217.26%1,692
Pittsylvania County 4,47756.34%3,47043.66%00.00%1,00712.67%7,947
Powhatan County 48835.06%90464.94%00.00%-416-29.89%1,392
Prince Edward County 86039.50%1,31760.50%00.00%-457-20.99%2,177
Prince George County 56032.39%1,16967.61%00.00%-609-35.22%1,729
Prince William County 1,24368.33%57631.67%00.00%66736.67%1,819
Princess Anne County 98650.38%97149.62%00.00%150.77%1,957
Pulaski County 89153.23%78046.59%30.18%1116.63%1,674
Rappahannock County 99766.78%49633.22%00.00%50133.56%1,493
Richmond County 61244.41%76655.59%00.00%-154-11.18%1,378
Roanoke County 1,00647.41%1,11652.59%00.00%-110-5.18%2,122
Rockbridge County 2,07251.21%1,97048.69%40.10%1022.52%4,046
Rockingham County 2,76250.01%2,76149.99%00.00%10.02%5,523
Russell County 1,22253.11%1,07946.89%00.00%1436.21%2,301
Scott County 1,32444.90%1,62555.10%00.00%-301-10.21%2,949
Shenandoah County 1,97651.35%1,87248.65%00.00%1042.70%3,848
Smyth County 1,17252.09%1,07847.91%00.00%944.18%2,250
Southampton County 1,54946.80%1,76153.20%00.00%-212-6.40%3,310
Spotsylvania County 84450.72%82049.28%00.00%241.44%1,664
Stafford County 64445.71%76254.08%30.21%-118-8.37%1,409
Surry County 61139.65%93060.35%00.00%-319-20.70%1,541
Sussex County 75034.22%1,44265.78%00.00%-692-31.57%2,192
Tazewell County 85840.06%1,28459.94%00.00%-426-19.89%2,142
Warren County 1,15578.52%31621.48%00.00%83957.04%1,471
Warwick County 31332.71%64467.29%00.00%-331-34.59%957
Washington County 2,62757.38%1,95142.62%00.00%67614.77%4,578
Westmoreland County 71842.97%95357.03%00.00%-235-14.06%1,671
Wise County 51052.52%46147.48%00.00%495.05%971
Wythe County 1,41450.12%1,40649.84%10.04%80.28%2,821
York County 57938.68%91861.32%00.00%-339-22.65%1,497
Alexandria City 1,73057.36%1,27342.21%130.43%45715.15%3,016
Danville City 99752.89%88847.11%00.00%1095.78%1,885
Fredericksburg City 56258.12%40241.57%30.31%16016.55%967
Lynchburg City 1,92652.25%1,76047.75%00.00%1664.50%3,686
Manchester City 86459.30%59340.70%00.00%27118.60%1,457
Norfolk City 2,39246.12%2,79553.88%00.00%-403-7.77%5,187
North Danville City 23559.34%16140.66%00.00%7418.69%396
Petersburg City 1,61236.83%2,76563.17%00.00%-1,153-26.34%4,377
Portsmouth City 1,31249.40%1,34450.60%00.00%-32-1.20%2,656
Richmond City 7,59957.05%5,71642.92%40.03%1,88314.14%13,319
Roanoke City 62152.23%56847.77%00.00%534.46%1,189
Staunton City 77159.31%49938.38%302.31%27220.92%1,300
Williamsburg City 11639.59%17760.41%00.00%-61-20.82%293
Winchester City 47246.14%55153.86%00.00%-79-7.72%1,023
Totals145,49751.05%139,35648.90%1300.05%6,1412.15%284,983

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  1. "1884 Presidential General Election Results – Virginia". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
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