The 1884 United States presidential election in California was held on November 4, 1884, as part of the 1884 United States presidential election. State voters chose eight representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. .
California voted for the Republican nominee, former Secretary of State James G. Blaine, by a comfortable margin, over the Democratic nominee, New York Governor Grover Cleveland.
Cleveland became the first Democrat to ever win without California since its statehood.
Results + General Election ResultsCalifornia State Archives, Abstract of statement of the vote of California polled at the Election held November 4th, A.D. 1884, relating to the vote given for persons for Elector of President and Vice President of the United StatesParty Pledged to Elector Votes Republican Party James G. Blaine John B. Reddick102,416 Republican Party James G. Blaine Charles F. Reed102,411 Republican Party James G. Blaine James D. Byers102,397 Republican Party James G. Blaine Chester Rowell102,391 Republican Party James G. Blaine Alvah R. Conklin102,378 Republican Party James G. Blaine Henry Edgerton102,369 Republican Party James G. Blaine Horace Davis102,306 Republican Party James G. Blaine Marcus H. Hecht102,223 Democratic Party Grover Cleveland Charles Kohler89,288 Democratic Party Grover Cleveland James T. Murphy89,235 Democratic Party Grover Cleveland George T. Marye89,229 Democratic Party Grover Cleveland John A. Stanley89,221 Democratic Party Grover Cleveland Campbell P. Berry89,214 Democratic Party Grover Cleveland Marion Biggs89,205 Democratic Party Grover Cleveland W. H. Webb89,201 Democratic Party Grover Cleveland Wiley J. Tinnin89,200 Prohibition Party John St. John M. C. Winchester2,963 Prohibition Party John St. John Joel Russell2,962 Prohibition Party John St. John H. S. Graves2,961 Prohibition Party John St. John S. H. Varney2,952 Prohibition Party John St. John J. W. Tharp2,932 Prohibition Party John St. John Jesse Yarnell2,501 Prohibition Party John St. John D. E. Bushnell2,360 Prohibition Party John St. John A. D. Boren2,345 Greenback Party Benjamin Butler Nathaniel Currey2,037 Greenback Party Benjamin Butler L. F. Moulton2,013 Greenback Party Benjamin Butler Rufus Butterfield2,012 Greenback Party Benjamin Butler A. D. Nelson2,011 Greenback Party Benjamin Butler Alfred T. Dewey2,009Greenback Party Benjamin Butler H. M. Couch2,005 Greenback Party Benjamin Butler S. A. Waldron1,973 Greenback Party Benjamin Butler Parker J. Merwin1,722 Prohibition Party John St. John I. D. Wood492 Prohibition Party John St. John George Steele401 Prohibition Party John St. John A. B. Nixon181 Write-in Scattering329Votes cast 197,033
Results by county County James G. BlaineRepublican Grover ClevelandDemocratic John St. JohnProhibition Benjamin ButlerGreenback ScatteringWrite-in Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % # %Alameda7,47160.26%4,73438.18%1040.84%890.72%00.00%2,73722.08%12,398Alpine5660.87%3639.13%00.00%00.00%00.00%2021.74%92Amador1,31747.72%1,35849.20%822.97%30.11%00.00%-41-1.49%2,760Butte2,17249.06%2,11847.84%1343.03%30.07%00.00%541.22%4,427Calaveras1,24951.53%1,16448.02%110.45%00.00%00.00%853.51%2,424Colusa1,02835.46%1,80262.16%571.97%120.41%00.00%-774-26.70%2,899Contra Costa1,49655.86%1,11441.60%632.35%50.19%00.00%38214.26%2,678Del Norte31049.84%29447.27%30.48%152.41%00.00%162.57%622El Dorado1,28945.47%1,46951.82%461.62%311.09%00.00%-180-6.35%2,835Fresno1,31441.89%1,70454.32%762.42%110.38%321.02%-390-12.43%3,137Humboldt2,18453.89%1,45035.78%842.07%3358.27%00.00%73418.11%4,053Inyo34553.41%28343.81%91.39%00.00%91.39%629.60%646Kern59842.02%79856.08%60.42%211.48%00.00%-200-14.05%1,423Lake58842.27%79857.37%20.14%30.22%00.00%-210-15.10%1,391Lassen38446.77%41550.55%202.44%20.24%00.00%-31-3.78%821Los Angeles5,59551.67%4,68343.24%3433.17%2081.92%00.00%9128.42%10,829Marin85153.62%72745.81%70.44%20.13%00.00%1247.81%1,587Mariposa47442.74%61855.73%171.53%00.00%00.00%-144-12.98%1,109Mendocino1,31743.71%1,58952.74%792.62%280.93%00.00%-272-9.03%3,013Merced80945.47%95353.57%160.90%10.06%00.00%-144-8.09%1,779Modoc47842.68%60954.38%332.95%00.00%00.00%-131-11.70%1,120Mono59858.57%38137.32%121.18%302.94%00.00%21721.25%1,021Monterey1,47650.72%1,38147.46%401.37%130.45%00.00%953.26%2,910Napa1,59355.37%1,25643.66%190.66%90.31%00.00%33711.71%2,877Nevada2,36856.13%1,79142.45%501.19%100.24%00.00%57713.68%4,219Placer1,74952.89%1,48344.84%702.12%50.15%00.00%2668.04%3,307Plumas71255.84%55443.45%80.63%10.08%00.00%15812.39%1,275Sacramento4,36760.15%2,65936.63%921.27%1421.96%00.00%1,70823.53%7,260San Benito57444.88%66551.99%382.97%20.16%00.00%-91-7.11%1,279San Bernardino1,61754.37%1,28843.31%471.58%220.74%00.00%32911.06%2,974San Diego1,12057.00%80040.71%402.04%50.25%00.00%32016.28%1,965San Francisco25,50953.46%21,20244.43%990.21%6221.30%2870.60%4,3079.03%47,719San Joaquin3,07950.32%2,89847.36%1412.30%10.02%00.00%1812.96%6,119San Luis Obispo1,23351.44%1,06944.60%733.05%220.92%00.00%1646.84%2,397San Mateo95055.33%75043.68%120.70%50.29%00.00%20011.65%1,717Santa Barbara1,24350.92%1,05043.02%1184.83%301.23%00.00%1937.91%2,441Santa Clara3,84052.91%3,17243.70%1622.23%841.16%00.00%6689.20%7,258Santa Cruz1,66753.69%1,36543.96%451.45%280.90%00.00%3029.73%3,105Shasta1,17351.54%1,04245.78%451.98%160.70%00.00%1315.76%2,276Sierra1,06465.12%55433.90%160.98%00.00%00.00%51031.21%1,634Siskiyou88645.58%1,03653.29%10.05%201.03%10.05%-150-7.72%1,944Solano2,38253.61%1,97744.50%691.55%150.34%00.00%4059.12%4,443Sonoma3,04449.42%2,94447.79%1131.83%590.96%00.00%1001.62%6,160Stanislaus97939.49%1,42457.44%692.78%70.28%00.00%-445-17.95%2,479Sutter67548.60%63545.72%775.54%20.14%00.00%402.88%1,389Tehama1,07547.80%1,14650.96%271.20%10.04%00.00%-71-3.16%2,249Trinity43550.29%41848.32%60.69%60.69%00.00%171.97%865Tulare1,26840.15%1,69153.55%1153.64%842.66%00.00%-423-13.39%3,158Tuolumne1,04053.20%87044.50%452.30%00.00%00.00%1708.70%1,955Ventura74953.96%60343.44%201.44%161.15%00.00%14610.52%1,388Yolo1,41248.74%1,42149.05%622.14%20.07%00.00%-9-0.31%2,897Yuba1,21452.55%1,04745.32%401.73%90.39%00.00%1677.23%2,310Total102,41651.98%89,28845.32%2,9631.50%2,0371.03%3290.17%13,1286.66%197,033
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Butte Del Norte San Francisco Shasta Sonoma Tuolumne Yuba
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Lassen
See also United States presidential elections in California
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