1884 United States presidential election in Florida

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1884 United States presidential election in Florida
Flag of Florida (1868-1900).svg
  1880 November 4, 1884 1888  
Turnout22.26% of the total population Increase2.svg 3.11 pp [1]
  StephenGroverCleveland.png 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 vote40
Popular vote31,76928,031
Percentage52.96%46.73%

Florida 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 Florida took place on November 4, 1884, as part of the 1884 United States presidential election. Florida voters chose four representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. [2]

Contents

Florida was won by Grover Cleveland, the 28th governor of New York, (DNew York), running with the former governor of Indiana Thomas A. Hendricks, with 52.96% of the popular vote, against Secretary of State James G. Blaine (R-Maine), running with Senator John A. Logan, with 46.73% of the vote. [2]

Results

United States presidential election in Florida, 1884 [2]
PartyCandidateRunning matePopular voteElectoral vote
Count%Count%
Democratic Grover Cleveland of New York Thomas A. Hendricks of Indiana 31,76952.96%4100.00%
Republican James G. Blaine of Maine John A. Logan of Illinois 28,03146.73%00.00%
Write-in Write-in ofWrite-in of1180.20%00.00%
Prohibition John St. John of Kansas William Daniel of Maryland 720.12%00.00%
Total59,990100.00%4100.00%

Results by county

CountyStephen Grover Cleveland
Democratic
James Gillespie Blaine
Republican
Various candidates
Write-ins
MarginTotal votes cast [3] [4]
# %# %# %# %
Alachua 1,74245.45%2,09154.55%-349-9.11%3,833
Baker 33765.69%17634.31%16131.38%513
Bradford 96174.61%32725.39%63449.22%1,288
Brevard 30673.56%11026.44%19647.12%416
Calhoun 20059.17%13840.83%6218.34%338
Clay 50061.35%31538.65%18522.70%815
Columbia 1,05152.18%96347.82%884.37%2,014
Dade 4059.70%2740.30%1319.40%67
Duval 1,89035.82%3,38764.18%-1,497-28.37%5,277
Escambia 1,89650.47%1,86149.53%350.93%3,757
Franklin 27656.10%21643.90%6012.20%492
Gadsden 1,05054.38%88145.62%1698.75%1,931
Hamilton 65954.06%56045.94%998.12%1,219
Hernando 1,04079.39%27020.61%77058.78%1,310
Hillsborough 1,25778.07%35321.93%90456.15%1,610
Holmes 39984.36%7415.64%32568.71%473
Jackson 1,42055.56%1,13644.44%28411.11%2,556
Jefferson 74432.79%1,52567.21%-781-34.42%2,269
Lafayette 38388.86%4811.14%33577.73%431
Leon 83427.51%2,19872.49%-1,364-44.99%3,032
Levy 65465.99%33734.01%31731.99%991
Liberty 16263.28%9436.72%6826.56%256
Madison 55848.61%59051.39%-32-2.79%1,148
Manatee 67075.62%21624.38%45451.24%886
Marion 1,49442.67%2,00757.33%-513-14.65%3,501
Monroe 88849.50%90650.50%-18-1.00%1,794
Nassau 76145.76%90254.24%-141-8.48%1,663
Orange 1,86762.71%1,11037.29%75725.43%2,977
Polk 75592.41%627.59%69384.82%817
Putnam 1,09448.36%1,16851.64%-74-3.27%2,262
St. John's 72758.58%51441.42%21317.16%1,241
Santa Rosa 80463.06%47136.94%33326.12%1,275
Sumter 1,12568.22%52431.78%60136.45%1,649
Suwannee 97855.76%77644.24%20211.52%1,754
Taylor 20960.76%13539.24%7421.51%344
Volusia 87851.92%81348.08%653.84%1,691
Wakulla 37568.93%16931.07%20637.87%544
Walton 48461.42%30438.58%18022.84%788
Washington 31958.11%23041.89%8916.21%549
Totals31,76952.96%28,03146.73%1900.32%3,7386.23%59,990

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