Electoral history of James G. Blaine

Electoral history of James G. Blaine, Speaker of the House, United States Senator, and Republican nominee for President in 1884.

United States House of Representatives

Maine's 3rd congressional district, 1862:

• James G. Blaine (R) - 9,971 (58.13%)
• Albert P. Gould (D) - 6,549 (38.18%)
• Various others - 634 (3.70%)

Maine's 3rd congressional district, 1864:

• James G. Blaine (U) - 14,055 (59.10%)
• Albert P. Gould (D) - 9,727 (40.90%)

Maine's 3rd congressional district, 1866:

• James G. Blaine (R) - 14,909 (64.13%)
• Solyman Heath (D) - 8,338 (35.87%)

Maine's 3rd congressional district, 1868:

• James G. Blaine (R) - 16,127 (57.38%)
• E. Wilder Farley (D) - 11,981 (42.63%)

Maine's 3rd congressional district, 1870:

• James G. Blaine (R) - 11,590 (55.56%)
• E. Wilder Farley (D) - 9,270 (44.44%)

Maine's 3rd congressional district, 1872:

• James G. Blaine (R) - 15,084 (56.60%)
• Thomas S. Lang (D) - 11,566 (43.40%)

Maine's 3rd congressional district, 1874:

• James G. Blaine (R) - 11,524 (57.00%)
• Edward K. O'Brien (D) - 8,694 (43.00%)

United States Senate

United States Senate election in Maine, 1876 (elected by state legislature):

• James G. Blaine (R) – 139 (62.61%)
• William P. Haines (D) - 83 (37.39%)

1884 Presidential election

United States presidential election, 1884:

• Grover Cleveland/Thomas A. Hendricks (D) - 4,874,621 (48.49%) and 219 electoral votes (20 states carried)
• James G. Blaine/John A. Logan (R) - 4,848,936 (48.23%) and 182 electoral votes (18 states carried)
• Benjamin Franklin Butler/Absolom M. West (G) - 175,096 (1.74%) and no electoral votes
• John St. John/William Daniel (P) - 147,482 (1.47%) and no electoral votes