Election in Nevada
1884 United States presidential election in Nevada Turnout 20.52% of the total population 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
Blaine
50-60%
60-70%
Cleveland
50-60%
President before election Chester A. Arthur Republican
Elected President Grover Cleveland Democratic
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]
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 , (D –New 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 Maine
John A. Logan 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]
Stephen Grover Cleveland[3]
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[a]
White Pine
375
54.35%
315
45.65%
60
8.70%
690
Totals
7,193
56.32%
5,578
43.68%
1,615
12.65%
12,771
See also [ ] Notes [ ]
^ In this county there were 26 votes cast for Benjamin Butler and Absolom M. West ,.
References [ ]
8.94 pp[1]
