1884 United States presidential election in South Carolina

The 1884 United States presidential election in South Carolina took place on November 4, 1884, as part of the 1884 United States presidential election. Voters chose 9 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

United States presidential election in South Carolina, 1884

November 4, 1884
 
Nominee Grover Cleveland James G. Blaine
Party Democratic Republican
Home state New York Maine
Running mate Thomas A. Hendricks John A. Logan
Electoral vote 9 0
Popular vote 69,845 21,730
Percentage 75.25% 23.41%

County Results

President before election

Chester A. Arthur
Republican

Elected President

Grover Cleveland
Democratic

South Carolina voted for the Democratic nominee, Grover Cleveland, over the Republican nominee, James G. Blaine. Cleveland won the state by a wide margin of 51.84%.

Results

United States presidential election in South Carolina, 1884[1]
Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote
Count % Count %
Democratic Grover Cleveland of New York Thomas Andrews Hendricks of Indiana 69,845 75.25% 9 100.00%
Republican James Gillespie Blaine of Maine John Alexander Logan of Illinois 21,730 23.41% 0 0.00%
N/A Others Others 1,237 1.33% 0 0.00%
Total 92,812 100.00% 9 100.00%

References

  1. "1884 Presidential General Election Results - South Carolina". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 23 December 2013.


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