1884 United States presidential election

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United States presidential election

The 1884 United States presidential election was a contest between Democrat Grover Cleveland and Republican James G. Blaine that resulted in Cleveland becoming the first Democratic president elected since the Civil War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States presidential election ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
date 1884-11-04 ⓘ
democraticConventionCity City of Chicago ⓘ
surface form: Chicago
democraticConventionYear 1884 ⓘ
democraticElectoralVotes 219 ⓘ
democraticNationalPopularVoteMargin about 0.57 percentage points ⓘ
democraticNationalPopularVoteMarginVotes about 26,874 votes ⓘ
democraticNomineeHomeState New York ⓘ
democraticPopularVote 4874048 ⓘ
democraticPopularVoteShare 48.85% ⓘ
democraticRunningMate Thomas A. Hendricks ⓘ
electionNumber 25th quadrennial presidential election ⓘ
electionSystem Electoral College ⓘ
electoralVoteNeededToWin 201 ⓘ
incumbentParty Republican Party ⓘ
surface form: Republican Party (United States)
incumbentPresident Chester A. Arthur ⓘ
keyIssue civil service reform ⓘ
political corruption ⓘ
tariff policy ⓘ
losingParty Republican Party ⓘ
surface form: Republican Party (United States)
mainDemocraticCandidate Grover Cleveland ⓘ
mainRepublicanCandidate James G. Blaine ⓘ
mugwumpsSupported Grover Cleveland ⓘ
newYorkOutcome won by Grover Cleveland ⓘ
nextElection 1888 United States presidential election ⓘ
notableScandal James G. Blaine corruption allegations ⓘ
notableSlogan Rum, Romanism, and Rebellion ⓘ
notableStateBattleground New York ⓘ
notableSupportGroup Mugwumps ⓘ
officeContested President of the United States ⓘ
previousElection 1880 United States presidential election ⓘ
republicanConventionCity City of Chicago ⓘ
surface form: Chicago
republicanConventionYear 1884 ⓘ
republicanElectoralVotes 182 ⓘ
republicanNomineeHomeState Maine ⓘ
republicanPopularVote 4848174 ⓘ
republicanPopularVoteShare 48.28% ⓘ
republicanRunningMate John Alexander Logan ⓘ
surface form: John A. Logan
resultSummary Grover Cleveland ⓘ
surface form: Grover Cleveland became the first Democratic president elected since the American Civil War
tookPlaceAfterEvent assassination of James A. Garfield ⓘ
tookPlaceDuringEra Gilded Age ⓘ
totalElectoralVotes 401 ⓘ
type presidential ⓘ
voterTurnout 77.5% ⓘ
voterTurnoutChange +0.5 percentage points ⓘ
winner Grover Cleveland ⓘ
winningParty Democratic Party ⓘ
surface form: Democratic Party (United States)

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Benjamin F. Butler → candidateIn → 1884 United States presidential election ⓘ
1888 United States presidential election → follows → 1884 United States presidential election ⓘ
1880 United States presidential election → nextElection → 1884 United States presidential election ⓘ