The American Vote
2024 result
Candidate

James G. Blaine

Republican

Elections
1
Won
0
Electoral votes, all elections
182
Years
1884

Record

James G. Blaine: result of each presidential election
YearElectoral votesPopular voteResult
1884
182
of 401
4,848,334
48.3%
Lost

Popular vote is the sum of the sourced state counts, shown only where every state that held a popular vote has one; sums from county returns (1868–1972) can run a few tenths of a point below national totals published elsewhere.

Electoral votesNational Archives, Electoral College results: 1884 (public domain, read 2026-10-03). How these figures were compiled

SourceThe World Almanac 1886 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03). How these figures were compiled

Election by election

1884Republican · Lost

States carried · 18 of 38
Closest states won
  1. Michiganby 3,308 · 0.8 pts
  2. Illinoisby 24,827 · 3.7 pts
  3. Ohioby 31,796 · 4.1 pts
Closest states lost
  1. New YorkCleveland by 1,047 · 0.09 pts
  2. ConnecticutCleveland by 1,284 · 0.9 pts
  3. IndianaCleveland by 6,512 · 1.3 pts

Margins computed for 38 of 38 states: those with a sourced popular vote that names Blaine.

SourceThe World Almanac 1886 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03). How these figures were compiled

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