1884 United States presidential election in Texas

The 1884 United States presidential election in Texas was held on November 4, 1884, as part of the 1884 United States presidential election. State voters chose 13 electors to represent the state in the Electoral College, which chose the president and vice president.

1884 United States presidential election in Texas

← 1880 November 4, 1884 1888 →
 
Nominee Grover Cleveland James G. Blaine
Party Democratic Republican
Home state New York Maine
Running mate Thomas A. Hendricks John A. Logan
Electoral vote 13 0
Popular vote 225,309 93,141
Percentage 69.26% 28.63%

County Results

President before election

Chester A. Arthur
Republican

Elected President

Grover Cleveland
Democratic

Texas voted for the Democratic nominee Grover Cleveland, who received 69.3% of the vote. With 69.3% of the popular vote, Texas would prove to be Cleveland's second strongest state only after South Carolina.

Results

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1884 United States presidential election in Texas[1]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Democratic Grover Cleveland 225,309 69.26% 13
Republican James G. Blaine 93,141 28.63% 0
Prohibition John St. John 3,534 1.09% 0
Greenback Benjamin Butler 3,321 1.02% 0
Total 325,305 100.0% 13

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "David Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".