President / Vice President, 1884 Election
General
Date: | November 4, 1884 |
Cycle: | 1884 |
Office: | President / Vice President |
State: | Minnesota |
District: | Statewide |
Candidate | Gender | Running mate | Party | Votes | Percent | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James Blaine | Man | John Logan (Man) | Republican | 111,685 | 58.78 | +21.90 |
Grover Cleveland | Man | Thomas Hendricks (Man) | Democrat | 70,065 | 36.87 | |
John St. John | Man | William Daniel (Man) | Prohibition | 4,684 | 2.47 | |
Benjamin Butler | Man | Absolom West (Man) | Greenback | 3,583 | 1.89 |
Blaine and Logan each received Minnesota's seven Electoral College votes. For the first time in state history Minnesota did not back the Electoral College winner (Democrat Grover Cleveland). Blaine’s 21.90-point win in Minnesota was his second best in the 10-state Midwest region, recording a larger victory only in Kansas (24.2 points).
Sources
- The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, 1955 (p. 340).