1884 United States presidential election in Nevada

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

1884 United States presidential election in Nevada

November 4, 1884
Turnout20.52% of the total population 8.94 pp[1]
 
Nominee James G. Blaine Grover Cleveland
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Maine New York
Running mate John A. Logan Thomas A. Hendricks
Electoral vote 3 0
Popular vote 7,193 5,578
Percentage 56.21% 43.59%

County Results

President before election

Chester A. Arthur
Republican

Elected President

Grover Cleveland
Democratic

Nevada was won by Secretary of State James G. Blaine (R-Maine), running with Senator John A. Logan, with 56.21% of the vote, against Grover Cleveland, the 28th governor of New York, (DNew York), running with the former governor of Indiana Thomas A. Hendricks, with 43.59% of the popular vote.[2]

The Greenback and Anti-Monopoly Parties both chose major general and former governor of Massachusetts Benjamin Butler and Absolom M. West, an unseated Mississippi representative, received 0.20% of the vote for the scant 26 votes they received.

Results

1884 United States presidential election in Nevada[2]
Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote
Count % Count %
Republican James G. Blaine of Maine John A. Logan of Illinois 7,193 56.21% 3 100.00%
Democratic Grover Cleveland of New York Thomas A. Hendricks of Indiana 5,578 43.59% 0 0.00%
Total 12,797 100.00% 3 100.00%

Results by county

James Gillespie Blaine[3]
Republican
Stephen Grover Cleveland[3]
Democratic
Margin Total votes cast
County # % # % # %
Churchill 96 52.17% 88 47.83% 8 4.35% 184
Douglas 215 56.28% 167 43.72% 48 12.57% 382
Elko 692 52.99% 614 47.01% 78 5.97% 1,306
Esmeralda 559 66.47% 282 33.53% 277 32.94% 841
Eureka 778 61.21% 493 38.79% 285 22.42% 1,271
Humboldt 428 44.72% 529 55.28% -101 -10.55% 957
Lander 547 57.70% 401 42.30% 146 15.40% 948
Lincoln 195 42.86% 260 57.14% -65 -14.29% 455
Lyon 360 55.90% 284 44.10% 76 11.80% 644
Nye 207 51.36% 196 48.64% 11 2.73% 403
Ormsby 537 61.58% 335 38.42% 202 23.17% 872
Storey 1,488 57.03% 1,121 42.97% 367 14.07% 2,609
Washoe 716 57.98% 493 39.92% 223 18.06% 1,235[lower-alpha 1]
White Pine 375 54.35% 315 45.65% 60 8.70% 690
Totals7,19356.32%5,57843.68%1,61512.65%12,771

Notes

  1. In this county there were 26 votes cast for Benjamin Butler and Absolom M. West,.

References


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