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1884 United States presidential election in Michigan

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1884 United States presidential election in Michigan

← 1880 November 4, 1884 1888 →

All 13 Michigan votes to the Electoral College
 
Nominee James G. Blaine Grover Cleveland
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Maine New York
Running mate John A. Logan Thomas A. Hendricks
Electoral vote 13 0
Popular vote 192,669 189,361
Percentage 48.02% 47.20%

County Results

President before election

Chester A. Arthur
Republican

Elected President

Grover Cleveland
Democratic

The 1884 United States presidential election in Michigan took place on November 4, 1884, as part of the 1884 United States presidential election. Voters chose 13[1] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Michigan was won by the Republican nominee James G. Blaine over Democrat Grover Cleveland in a close race by only 3,308 votes, a margin of less than 1%.[2]

Barry and Newaygo counties have voted Democratic once since this election, in 1964.

Results

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1884 United States presidential election in Michigan
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James G. Blaine 192,669 48.02%
Democratic Grover Cleveland 189,361 47.20%
Prohibition John St. John 18,403 4.59%
Greenback Benjamin Butler 753 0.19%
Total votes 401,186 100%

Results by county

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County James G. Blaine
Republican
Grover Cleveland
Democratic
John St. John
Prohibition
Benjamin Butler
Greenback
Margin Total votes
# % # % # % # % # %
Alcona 545 61.51% 339 38.26% 206 23.25% 886
Allegan 4,080 48.27% 3,445 40.75% 635 7.52% 8,453
Alpena 927 43.87% 1,127 53.34% -200 -9.47% 2,113
Antrim 1,066 58.44% 721 39.53% 345 18.91% 1,824
Arenac 323 31.95% 607 60.04% -284 -28.09% 1,011
Baraga 396 56.33% 307 43.67% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 89 12.66% 703
Barry 2,699 44.71% 2,937 48.65% -238 -3.94% 6,037
Bay 2,916 35.15% 4,963 59.83% -2,047 -24.68% 8,295
Benzie 556 54.89% 380 37.51% 176 17.38% 1,013
Berrien 4,445 48.06% 4,458 48.21% -13 -0.15% 9,248
Branch 3,671 52.08% 2,958 41.96% 713 10.12% 7,049
Calhoun 5,113 51.20% 4,309 43.15% 804 8.05% 9,986
Cass 2,764 48.25% 2,744 47.90% 20 0.35% 5,729
Charlevoix 1,043 54.21% 825 42.88% 218 11.33% 1,924
Cheboygan 777 45.33% 897 52.33% -120 -7.00% 1,714
Chippewa 686 51.12% 635 47.32% 51 3.80% 1,342
Clare 622 46.21% 685 50.89% -63 -4.68% 1,346
Clinton 2,782 44.03% 3,220 50.96% -438 -6.93% 6,319
Crawford 304 56.72% 223 41.60% 81 15.12% 536
Delta 1,201 66.13% 609 33.54% 592 32.59% 1,816
Eaton 4,106 49.37% 3,717 44.69% 389 4.68% 8,317
Emmet 779 43.79% 895 50.31% -116 -6.52% 1,779
Genesee 4,328 48.14% 3,657 40.68 671 7.46% 8,990
Gladwin 288 55.49% 213 41.04% 75 14.45% 519
Grand Traverse 1,645 64.59% 808 31.72% 837 32.87% 2,547
Gratiot 2,676 46.99% 2,736 48.04% -60 -1.05% 5,695
Hillsdale 4,315 52.80% 3,222 39.43% 1,093 13.37% 8,172
Houghton 2,383 57.90% 1,694 41.16% 689 16.74% 4,116
Huron 1,355 39.48% 1,898 55.30% -543 -15.82% 3,432
Ingham 3,709 42.36% 4,562 52.11% -853 -9.75% 8,755
Ionia 3,552 45.10% 3,814 48.43% -262 -3.33% 7,876
Iosco 1,016 52.83% 864 44.93% 152 7.90% 1,923
Isabella 1,617 48.78% 1,610 48.57% 7 0.21% 3,315
Isle Royale 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 258 100.00% -258 -100.00% 258
Jackson 4,804 43.86% 5,452 49.78% -648 -5.92% 10,952
Kalamazoo 4,515 51.78% 3,750 43.00% 765 8.78% 8,720
Kalkaska 630 60.93% 369 35.69% 261 25.24% 1,034
Kent 9,007 45.74% 9,639 48.95% -632 -3.21% 19,691
Keweenaw 620 74.43% 201 24.13% 419 50.30% 833
Lake 951 55.42% 656 38.23% 295 17.19% 1,716
Lapeer 3,062 50.15% 2,741 44.89% 321 5.26% 6,106
Leelanau 811 57.80% 571 40.70% 240 17.10% 1,403
Lenawee 5,827 46.63% 5,572 44.59% 255 2.04% 12,497
Livingston 2,597 44.72% 2,938 50.59% -341 -5.87% 5,807
Mackinac 479 46.06% 558 53.65% -79 -7.59% 1,040
Macomb 2,782 42.98% 3,464 53.51% -682 -10.53% 6,473
Manistee 1,305 38.46% 1,926 56.76% -621 -18.30% 3,393
Manitou 18 10.84% 148 89.16% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -130 -78.32% 166
Marquette 4,230 73.49% 1,478 25.68% 2,752 47.81% 5,756
Mason 1,299 50.49% 1,217 47.30% 82 3.19 2,573
Mecosta 2,365 53.76% 1,847 41.99% 518 11.77% 4,399
Menominee 2,614 73.12% 936 26.18% 1,678 46.94% 3,575
Midland 1,071 53.36% 883 44.00% 188 9.36% 2,007
Missaukee 470 54.09% 373 42.92% 97 11.17% 869
Monroe 3,025 41.88% 3,920 54.27% -895 -12.39% 7,223
Montcalm 3,857 49.32% 3,788 48.43% 69 0.89% 7,821
Montmorency 93 38.91% 137 57.32% -44 -18.41% 239
Muskegon 3,483 49.79% 3,171 45.33% 312 4.46% 6,996
Newaygo 1,971 46.65% 2,051 48.54% -80 -1.89% 4,225
Oakland 4,842 45.03% 5,386 50.09% -544 -5.06% 10,753
Oceana 1,637 51.04% 1,213 37.82% 424 13.22% 3,207
Ogemaw 478 49.48% 472 48.86% 6 0.62% 966
Ontonagon 301 53.94% 233 41.76% 68 12.18% 558
Osceola 1,497 58.43% 792 30.91% 705 27.52% 2,562
Oscoda 199 68.62% 87 30.00% 112 38.62% 290
Otsego 485 52.95% 410 44.76% 75 8.19% 916
Ottawa 3,758 53.36% 3,049 43.29% 709 10.07% 7,043
Presque Isle 394 63.65% 225 36.35% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 169 27.30% 619
Roscommon 427 48.80% 435 49.71% -8 -0.91% 875
Saginaw 5,939 44.68% 7,047 53.02% -1,108 -8.34% 13,291
Sanilac 1,923 49.09% 1,817 46.39% 106 2.70% 3,917
Schoolcraft 518 62.48% 289 34.86% 229 27.62% 829
Shiawassee 2,705 41.71% 3,141 48.43% -436 -6.72% 6,486
St. Clair 4,017 44.21% 4,668 51.38% -651 -7.17% 9,086
St. Joseph 3,261 46.89% 3,554 51.11% -293 -4.22% 6,954
Tuscola 2,914 49.73% 2,624 44.78% 290 4.95% 5,860
Van Buren 4,219 56.11% 2,933 39.01% 1,286 17.10% 7,519
Washtenaw 4,049 40.53% 5,315 53.20% -1,266 -12.67% 9,990
Wayne 17,315 44.46% 20,930 53.74% -3,615 -9.28% 38,948
Wexford 1,220 54.81% 876 39.35% 344 15.46% 2,226
Totals 192,669 48.02% 189,361 47.20% 18,403 4.59% 753 0.19% 3,308 0.82% 401,186

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1884 Election for the Twenty-Fifth Term (1885-1889)". Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  2. ^ "1884 Presidential General Election Results - Michigan". Retrieved April 3, 2018.