1884 United States presidential election in Oregon

The 1884 United States presidential election in Oregon took place on November 4, 1884. All contemporary 38 states were part of the 1884 United States presidential election. Voters chose three electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.

1884 United States presidential election in Oregon

November 4, 1884
 
Nominee James G. Blaine Grover Cleveland
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Maine New York
Running mate John A. Logan Thomas A. Hendricks
Electoral vote 3 0
Popular vote 26,680 24,604
Percentage 50.99% 46.70%

County Results

President before election

Chester A. Arthur
Republican

Elected President

Grover Cleveland
Democratic

Oregon was won by Secretary of State James G. Blaine (R-Maine), running with Senator John A. Logan, with 50.99% of the vote, against Grover Cleveland, the 28th governor of New York, (D–New York), running with the former governor of Indiana Thomas A. Hendricks, with 46.70% of the popular vote. Blaine won the state by a narrow margin of 4.29%.

The Greenback and Anti-Monopoly Parties both chose major general and former governor of Massachusetts Benjamin Butler and Absolom M. West, an unseated Mississippi representative, received 1.38% of the popular vote.

The Prohibition party chose the 8th Governor of Kansas, John St. John and Maryland State Representative William Daniel, received 0.93% of the popular vote.

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