1884 United States presidential election in Iowa

The 1884 United States presidential election in Iowa took place on November 4, 1884. All contemporary 38 states were part of the 1884 United States presidential election. State voters chose 13 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.[1]

1884 United States presidential election in Iowa

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NomineeJames G. BlaineGrover Cleveland
PartyRepublicanDemocratic
Home stateMaineNew York
Running mateJohn A. LoganThomas A. Hendricks
Electoral vote130
Popular vote197,089177,316
Percentage52.25%47.01%

County Results

President before election

Chester A. Arthur
Republican

Elected President

Grover Cleveland
Democratic

Iowa was won by Secretary of State James G. Blaine (R-Maine), running with Senator John A. Logan, with 52.25% of the vote, against Grover Cleveland, the 28th governor of New York, (DNew York), running with the former governor of Indiana Thomas A. Hendricks, with 47.01% of the popular vote.[1]

The Prohibition party chose the 8th Governor of Kansas, John St. John and Maryland State Representative William Daniel, received 0.40% of the popular vote.

Results

1884 United States presidential election in Iowa
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
RepublicanJames G. Blaine197,08952.25%13
DemocraticGrover Cleveland177,31647.01%0
ProhibitionJohn St. John1,4990.40%0
No partyWrite-ins1,2970.34%0

Results by county

County[2]James Gillespie Blaine
Republican
Stephen Grover Cleveland
Democratic
Various candidates
Other parties
MarginTotal votes cast
#%#%#%#%
Adair1,81456.71%1,37142.86%140.44%44313.85%3,199
Adams1,36249.98%1,35949.87%40.15%30.11%2,725
Allamakee1,73246.45%1,99553.50%20.05%-263-7.05%3,729
Appanoose1,72448.95%1,79250.88%60.17%-68-1.93%3,522
Audubon1,22250.12%1,21649.88%00.00%60.25%2,438
Benton2,65752.15%2,43647.81%20.04%2214.34%5,095
Black Hawk3,15360.21%2,08439.79%00.00%1,06920.41%5,237
Boone2,61654.12%2,20545.61%130.27%4118.50%4,834
Bremer1,69953.11%1,49346.67%70.22%2066.44%3,199
Buchanan2,21653.33%1,92346.28%160.39%2937.05%4,155
Buena Vista1,41362.08%85437.52%90.40%55924.56%2,276
Butler2,01161.29%1,25638.28%140.43%75523.01%3,281
Calhoun1,43467.04%69232.35%130.61%74234.69%2,139
Carroll1,49041.85%2,06257.92%80.22%-572-16.07%3,560
Cass2,19551.43%2,06248.31%110.26%1333.12%4,268
Cedar2,18052.33%1,94146.59%451.08%2395.74%4,166
Cerro Gordo1,69764.21%93535.38%110.42%76228.83%2,643
Cherokee1,64564.21%89234.82%250.98%75329.39%2,562
Chickasaw1,42546.54%1,62152.94%160.52%-196-6.40%3,062
Clarke1,31083.12%20713.13%593.74%1,10369.99%1,576
Clay1,02473.30%35625.48%171.22%66847.82%1,397
Clayton2,53643.97%3,21955.81%130.23%-683-11.84%5,768
Clinton3,24340.72%4,58557.56%1371.72%-1,342-16.85%7,965
Crawford1,50645.46%1,78954.00%180.54%-283-8.54%3,313
Dallas2,63652.95%2,03440.86%3086.19%60212.09%4,978
Davis1,14534.87%2,13965.13%00.00%-994-30.27%3,284
Decatur1,74852.12%1,59647.58%100.30%1524.53%3,354
Delaware2,24356.30%1,74143.70%00.00%50212.60%3,984
Des Moines2,92942.41%3,95057.19%280.41%-1,021-14.78%6,907
Dickinson54271.69%21228.04%20.26%33043.65%756
Dubuque3,24634.96%6,03364.98%60.06%-2,787-30.02%9,285
Emmet38579.22%10020.58%10.21%28558.64%486
Fayette2,60751.37%2,42147.70%470.93%1863.67%5,075
Floyd1,94157.96%1,39541.65%130.39%54616.30%3,349
Franklin1,60068.49%73631.51%00.00%86436.99%2,336
Fremont1,82047.45%2,00052.14%160.42%-180-4.69%3,836
Greene1,91855.24%1,52443.89%300.86%39411.35%3,472
Grundy1,46959.38%1,00540.62%00.00%46418.76%2,474
Guthrie2,17558.45%1,51740.77%290.78%65817.68%3,721
Hamilton1,65361.00%1,05739.00%00.00%59621.99%2,710
Hancock69165.56%36134.25%20.19%33031.31%1,054
Hardin2,55066.22%1,29333.58%80.21%1,25732.64%3,851
Harrison2,38450.73%2,28348.58%320.68%1012.15%4,699
Henry2,37756.68%1,79742.85%200.48%58013.83%4,194
Howard1,08353.85%91245.35%160.80%1718.50%2,011
Humboldt1,04364.86%55934.76%60.37%48430.10%1,608
Ida1,25757.61%91742.03%80.37%34015.58%2,182
Iowa1,60243.29%2,08356.28%160.43%-481-13.00%3,701
Jackson1,95738.77%3,07660.94%150.30%-1,119-22.17%5,048
Jasper2,99751.77%2,73447.23%581.00%2634.54%5,789
Jefferson2,01253.14%1,70745.09%671.77%3058.06%3,786
Johnson2,01938.71%3,15160.41%460.88%-1,132-21.70%5,216
Jones2,50354.08%2,10945.57%160.35%3948.51%4,628
Keokuk2,49347.66%2,71251.84%260.50%-219-4.19%5,231
Kossuth1,04458.82%72841.01%30.17%31617.80%1,775
Lee3,28543.81%4,20456.06%100.13%-919-12.25%7,499
Linn4,84052.48%4,30646.69%770.83%5345.79%9,223
Louisa1,74259.88%1,10437.95%632.17%63821.93%2,909
Lucas1,80256.45%1,38443.36%60.19%41813.10%3,192
Lyon60970.40%24928.79%70.81%36041.62%865
Madison1,93049.56%1,80946.46%1553.98%1213.11%3,894
Mahaska3,40954.12%2,83745.04%530.84%5729.08%6,299
Marion2,35647.27%2,59352.03%350.70%-237-4.76%4,984
Marshall3,39461.22%2,11538.15%350.63%1,27923.07%5,544
Mills1,65050.94%1,58949.06%00.00%611.88%3,239
Mitchell1,50958.02%1,07741.41%150.58%43216.61%2,601
Monona1,33052.20%1,20847.41%100.39%1224.79%2,548
Monroe1,37449.34%1,40650.48%50.18%-32-1.15%2,785
Montgomery2,13460.16%1,38739.10%260.73%74721.06%3,547
Muscatine2,56747.62%2,80852.09%160.30%-241-4.47%5,391
O'Brien1,19564.98%64034.80%40.22%55530.18%1,839
Osceola64072.48%24327.52%00.00%39744.96%883
Page2,76157.06%1,67134.53%4078.41%1,09022.53%4,839
Palo Alto65049.17%67150.76%10.08%-21-1.59%1,322
Plymouth1,64848.90%1,71050.74%120.36%-62-1.84%3,370
Pocahontas77460.90%49739.10%00.00%27721.79%1,271
Polk6,12256.06%4,76843.66%300.27%1,35412.40%10,920
Pottawattamie4,34849.50%4,43650.50%00.00%-88-1.00%8,784
Poweshiek2,29554.81%1,86144.45%310.74%43410.37%4,187
Ringgold1,67757.02%1,09637.27%1685.71%58119.76%2,941
Sac1,78261.58%1,11038.36%20.07%67223.22%2,894
Scott2,74034.31%5,20065.11%470.59%-2,460-30.80%7,987
Shelby1,80250.82%1,74149.10%30.08%611.72%3,546
Sioux1,35159.67%90539.97%80.35%44619.70%2,264
Story2,31465.42%1,21234.27%110.31%1,10231.16%3,537
Tama2,47853.37%2,14746.24%180.39%3317.13%4,643
Taylor2,03456.72%1,53542.81%170.47%49913.92%3,586
Union1,82150.74%1,74148.51%270.75%802.23%3,589
Van Buren1,94450.69%1,81347.28%782.03%1313.42%3,835
Wapello2,98450.22%2,95849.78%00.00%260.44%5,942
Warren2,16653.97%1,81845.30%290.72%3488.67%4,013
Washington2,41953.79%2,04145.39%370.82%3788.41%4,497
Wayne1,67249.47%1,68149.73%270.80%-9-0.27%3,380
Webster2,02350.54%1,98049.46%00.00%431.07%4,003
Winnebago69075.74%21623.71%50.55%47452.03%911
Winneshiek2,45355.29%1,97444.49%100.23%47910.80%4,437
Woodbury2,78953.78%2,38045.89%170.33%4097.89%5,186
Worth89964.63%48735.01%50.36%41229.62%1,391
Wright1,31365.62%68834.38%00.00%62531.23%2,001
Totals197,08852.22%177,52347.04%2,7960.74%19,5655.18%377,407

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