1884 United States presidential election in Delaware

1884 United States presidential election in Delaware
â 1880 November 4, 1884 1888 â
	County Results Cleveland 50â60% 60â70%
President before election; Chester A. Arthur; Republican	Elected President ; Grover Cleveland; Democratic

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

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Delaware voted for the Democratic nominee, Grover Cleveland, over the Republican nominee, James G. Blaine. Cleveland won the state by a margin of 13.41%.

Party		Pledged to	Elector	Votes
	Democratic Party	Grover Cleveland	Nathan Pratt	16,976
	Democratic Party	Grover Cleveland	J. Turpin Moore	16,958
	Democratic Party	Grover Cleveland	Peter N. Brennan	16,957
	Republican Party	James G. Blaine	Henry du Pont	12,953
	Republican Party	James G. Blaine	Simeon Pennewill	12,951
	Republican Party	James G. Blaine	Joseph S. Truitt	12,919
	Prohibition Party	John St. John	Alexander Barney	64
	Prohibition Party	John St. John	William S. Jones	64
	Prohibition Party	John St. John	George Keithley	64
	Greenback Party	Benjamin Butler	Benjamin D. Ling	10
	Greenback Party	Benjamin Butler	Jacob Satterthwaite	10
	Greenback Party	Benjamin Butler	George M. Thoroughgood	10
Votes cast^[a]				30,003

County^[1]^[2]	Grover Cleveland Democratic		James G. Blaine Republican		John St. John Prohibition		Benjamin Butler Greenback		Margin		Total votes cast^[a]
County^[1]^[2]	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	Total votes cast^[a]
Kent	3,975	65.15%	2,126	34.85%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	1,849	30.31%	6,101
New Castle	8,554	52.07%	7,809	47.54%	64	0.39%	0	0.00%	745	4.54%	16,427
Sussex	4,447	59.49%	3,018	40.37%	0	0.00%	10	0.13%	1,429	19.12%	7,475
Totals	16,976	56.58%	12,953	43.17%	64	0.21%	10	0.03%	4,023	13.41%	30,003

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