The 1884 United States presidential election in Connecticut took place on November 4, 1884, as part of the 1884 United States presidential election. Voters chose six representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Connecticut voted for the Democratic nominee, Grover Cleveland, over the Republican nominee, James G. Blaine. Cleveland won the state by a very narrow margin of 0.94%.
Results[]
1884 United States presidential election in Connecticut[1]
Party
Candidate
Running mate
Popular vote
Electoral vote
Count
%
Count
%
Democratic
Grover Cleveland of New York
Thomas Andrews Hendricks of Indiana
67,182
48.95%
6
100.00%
Republican
James Gillespie Blaine of Maine
John Alexander Logan of Illinois
65,898
48.01%
0
0.00%
Prohibition
John Pierce St. John of Kansas
William Daniel of Maryland
2,493
1.82%
0
0.00%
Greenback
Benjamin Franklin Butler of Massachusetts
Absolom Madden West of Mississippi
1,684
1.23%
0
0.00%
Total
137,257
100.00%
6
100.00%
See also[]
United States presidential elections in Connecticut