1884 United States presidential election in Kansas

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1884 United States presidential election in Kansas

November 4, 1884

Nominee James G. Blaine Grover Cleveland Benjamin Franklin Butler Party Republican Democratic Greenback Home state Maine New York Massachusetts Running mate John A. Logan Thomas A. Hendricks Absolom Madden West Electoral vote 9 0 0 Popular vote 154,406 90,132 16,346 Percentage 58.08% 33.90% 6.15%

President before election Chester A. Arthur Republican Elected President Grover Cleveland Democratic

The 1884 Presidential Election held in Kansas took place on November 4, 1884, as part of the 1884 United States presidential election. Voters chose nine representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Kansas was won by Republican nominee, James G. Blaine, over the Democratic nominee, Grover Cleveland. Blaine won the state by a margin of 24.18%.

With 58.08% of the popular vote, Kansas would prove to be Blaine's third strongest victory in terms of percentage in the popular vote after Vermont and Minnesota. The state would also prove to be Greenback Party candidate Benjamin Butler's second strongest state after Massachusetts.

Results

1884 United States presidential election in Kansas
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
				Count	%	Count	%
	Republican	James Gillespie Blaine of Maine	John Alexander Logan of Illinois	154,406	58.08%	7	100.00%
	Democratic	Grover Cleveland of New York	Thomas Andrews Hendricks of Indiana	90,132	33.90%	0	0.00%
	Greenback	Benjamin Franklin Butler of Massachusetts	Absolom Madden West of Mississippi	16,346	6.15%	0	0.00%
	Prohibition	John Pierce St. John of Kansas	William Daniel of Maryland	4,495	1.69%	0	0.00%
	N/A	Others	Others	469	0.18%	0	0.00%
Total				265,848	100.00%	9	100.00%