1884 United States presidential election

The **1884 United States presidential election** was the 25th election in the history of the United States. It occurred on November 4, 1884. This election was between Governor Grover Cleveland of New York and former Secretary of State James G. Blaine of Maine. Cleveland won the election with 219 electoral votes. Blaine got only 182 electoral votes.

### Democratic Party

|style="width:3em; font-size:135%; background:#3333FF; width:200px;"|Grover Cleveland|style="width:3em; font-size:135%; background:#3333FF; width:200px;"|Thomas A. Hendricks|
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|colspan="30" style="background:#f1f1f1;"|<big>**1884 Democratic Party ticket**</big>|||
|style="width:3em; font-size:100%; color:#000; background:#C8EBFF; width:200px;"|***for President***|style="width:3em; font-size:100%; color:#000; background:#C8EBFF; width:200px;"|***for Vice President***|
|28th Governor of New York <small>(1883–1885)</small>|16th Governor of Indiana <small>(1873–1877)</small>|||
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#### Presidential

- Grover Cleveland, 28th Governor of New York <small>(1883-1885) _(Nominee)_</small>
- Thomas F. Bayard, U.S. senator of Delaware <small>(1863-1885)</small>
- Thomas A. Hendricks, 16th Governor of Indiana <small>(1873-1877)</small> and 1876 Democratic Vice-Presidential Nominee <small>_(Vice-Presidential Nominee)_</small>
- Allen G. Thurman, Former U.S. senator from Ohio <small>(1869-1881)</small>
- Samuel J. Randall, 29th Speaker of the House <small>(1876-1881)</small> and Congressman from Pennsylvania <small>(1863-1875; 1875-1890)</small>
- John G. Carlisle, 31st Speaker of the House <small>(1883-1889)</small> and Congressman from Kentucky <small>(1877-1890)</small>
- George Hoadly, 36th Governor of Ohio <small>(1884-1886)</small>
- John C. Black, Brevet Brigadier General from Illinois <small>(1866-1915) _(Withdrawn)_</small>
- George W. Click, 9th Governor of Kansas <small>(1883-1885) _(Withdrawn)_</small>
- Joseph E. McDonald, Former U.S. Senator from Indiana <small>(1875-1881) _(Withdrawn)_</small>
- William Rosecrans, Major General and Congressman from California <small>(1881-1885) _(Withdrawn)_</small>

#### Vice-Presidential

- Thomas A. Hendricks, Former Governor of Indiana <small>(1873-1877)</small> <small>_(Vice-Presidential Nominee) (1876 Democratic Vice-Presidential Nominee)_</small>

### Republican Party

|style="width:3em; font-size:135%; background:#E81B23; width:200px;"|James G. Blaine|style="width:3em; font-size:135%; background:#E81B23; width:200px;"|John A. Logan|
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|style="background:#f1f1f1;" colspan="30"|<big>**1884 Republican Party ticket**</big>|||
|style="width:3em; width:200px;"|***for President***|style="width:3em; width:200px;"|***for Vice President***|
|28th U.S. Secretary of State <small>(1881)</small>|U.S. Senator from Illinois <small>(1871–1877 & 1879–1886)</small>|||
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#### Presidential

- James G. Blaine, Former Secretary of State from Maine <small>(1881; 1889-1892) _(Nominee)_</small>
- Chester A. Arthur, 21st President of the United States from New York <small>(1881-1885)</small>
- George F. Edmunds, President Pro Tempore of the United States Senate<small>(1883-1885)</small> and Senator from Vermont <small>(1866-1891)</small>
- John A. Logan, U.S. senator from Illinois <small>(1871-1877; 1879-1886) _(Vice-Presidential Nominee)_</small>
- John Sherman, U.S. senator from Ohio <small>(1861-1877; 1881-1897)</small>
- Joseph R. Hawley, U.S. senator from Connecticut <small>(1881-1905)</small>
- Robert Todd Lincoln, Secretary of War from Illinois <small>(1881-1885) (Son of Abraham Lincoln) _(Declined to contest)_</small>
- William T. Sherman, former Commanding General of the United States Army from Ohio <small>(1869-1883) _(Declined to contest)_</small>
- Philip Sheridan, Lieutenant General of the United States Army from New York <small>(1869-1888) _(Declined to contest)_</small>

#### Vice-Presidential

- John A. Logan, U.S. senator from Illinois <small>(1871-1877; 1879-1886) _(Vice-Presidential Nominee)_</small>
- Walter Q. Gresham, Postmaster General from Indiana <small>(1893-1894)</small>
- Joseph B. Foraker, Unsuccessful Republican Candidate in the 1883 Ohio Gubernational Election (Later served as Governor of Ohio from 1886-1890 and as Senator of Ohio from 1897-1909)

## Infobox (election)

- **election name**: 1884 United States presidential election
- **country**: United States
- **flag year**: 1877
- **type**: presidential
- **ongoing**: no
- **previous election**: 1880 United States presidential election
- **previous year**: 1880
- **next election**: 1888 United States presidential election
- **next year**: 1888
- **votes for election**: 401 members of the Electoral College (United States), Electoral College
- **needed votes**: 201 electoral
- **turnout**: 77.5%  0.5 percentage point, pp
- **election date**: November 4, 1884
- **image1**:
- **nominee1**: **Grover Cleveland**
- **party1**: Democratic Party (United States)
- **home state1**: New York (state), New York
- **running mate1**: **Thomas A. Hendricks**
- **electoral vote1**: **219**
- **states carried1**: **20**
- **popular vote1**: **4,914,482**
- **percentage1**: **48.8%**
- **image2**:
- **nominee2**: James G. Blaine
- **party2**: Republican Party (United States)
- **home state2**: Maine
- **running mate2**: John A. Logan
- **electoral vote2**: 182
- **states carried2**: 18
- **popular vote2**: 4,856,905
- **percentage2**: 48.3%
- **map size**: 350px
- **map caption**: Presidential election results map. <span style="color:blue;">Blue</span> denotes those won by Cleveland/Hendricks, <span style="color:red;">red</span> denotes states won by Blaine/Logan. Numbers indicate the number of electoral votes allotted to each state.
- **title**: President
- **before election**: Chester A. Arthur
- **before party**: Republican Party (United States)
- **after election**: Grover Cleveland
- **after party**: Democratic Party (United States)
- **map image**: File:ElectoralCollege1884.svg