| Presidential Candidate | Electoral Vote | Popular Vote | Pct | Party | Running Mate (Electoral Votes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grover Cleveland (W) | 219 | 4,874,986 | Democrat | Thomas A. Hendricks (219) | |
| James G. Blaine | 182 | 4,851,981 | Republican | John A. Logan (182) | |
| Other elections: 1872, 1876, 1880, 1884, 1888, 1892, 1896 | |||||
| Source: U.S. Office of the Federal Register (http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/electoral_college/scores.html#1884) | |||||
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On November 4, 1884, Democrat Grover Cleveland defeated Republican James G. Blaine[?], ending a particularly acrimonious campaign. The outcome of the race was determined by the electoral vote of New York, which Cleveland won with a plurality of just 1100 votes. Statesman Carl Schurz was among those who crossed party lines -- swing votes can make the difference on election day -- to support Cleveland, the first Democrat to occupy the White House after the American Civil War.
Source: Library of Congress (http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/nov04.html)
See also: President of the United States, U.S. presidential election, 1884