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The1884 United States presidential election in California was held on November 4, 1884, as part of the1884 United States presidential election. State voters chose eight representatives, or electors, to theElectoral College, who voted forpresident andvice president. .
California voted for theRepublican nominee, formerSecretary of StateJames G. Blaine, by a comfortable margin, over theDemocratic nominee,New York GovernorGrover Cleveland.
Cleveland became the first Democrat to ever win without California since its statehood.
| Party | Pledged to | Elector | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican Party | James G. Blaine | John B. Reddick | 102,416 | |
| Republican Party | James G. Blaine | Charles F. Reed | 102,411 | |
| Republican Party | James G. Blaine | James D. Byers | 102,397 | |
| Republican Party | James G. Blaine | Chester Rowell | 102,391 | |
| Republican Party | James G. Blaine | Alvah R. Conklin | 102,378 | |
| Republican Party | James G. Blaine | Henry Edgerton | 102,369 | |
| Republican Party | James G. Blaine | Horace Davis | 102,306 | |
| Republican Party | James G. Blaine | Marcus H. Hecht | 102,223 | |
| Democratic Party | Grover Cleveland | Charles Kohler | 89,288 | |
| Democratic Party | Grover Cleveland | James T. Murphy | 89,235 | |
| Democratic Party | Grover Cleveland | George T. Marye | 89,229 | |
| Democratic Party | Grover Cleveland | John A. Stanley | 89,221 | |
| Democratic Party | Grover Cleveland | Campbell P. Berry | 89,214 | |
| Democratic Party | Grover Cleveland | Marion Biggs | 89,205 | |
| Democratic Party | Grover Cleveland | W. H. Webb | 89,201 | |
| Democratic Party | Grover Cleveland | Wiley J. Tinnin | 89,200 | |
| Prohibition Party | John St. John | M. C. Winchester | 2,963 | |
| Prohibition Party | John St. John | Joel Russell | 2,962 | |
| Prohibition Party | John St. John | H. S. Graves | 2,961 | |
| Prohibition Party | John St. John | S. H. Varney | 2,952 | |
| Prohibition Party | John St. John | J. W. Tharp | 2,932 | |
| Prohibition Party | John St. John | Jesse Yarnell | 2,501 | |
| Prohibition Party | John St. John | D. E. Bushnell | 2,360 | |
| Prohibition Party | John St. John | A. D. Boren | 2,345 | |
| Greenback Party | Benjamin Butler | Nathaniel Currey | 2,037 | |
| Greenback Party | Benjamin Butler | L. F. Moulton | 2,013 | |
| Greenback Party | Benjamin Butler | Rufus Butterfield | 2,012 | |
| Greenback Party | Benjamin Butler | A. D. Nelson | 2,011 | |
| Greenback Party | Benjamin Butler | Alfred T. Dewey | 2,009 | |
| Greenback Party | Benjamin Butler | H. M. Couch | 2,005 | |
| Greenback Party | Benjamin Butler | S. A. Waldron | 1,973 | |
| Greenback Party | Benjamin Butler | Parker J. Merwin | 1,722 | |
| Prohibition Party | John St. John | I. D. Wood | 492 | |
| Prohibition Party | John St. John | George Steele | 401 | |
| Prohibition Party | John St. John | A. B. Nixon | 181 | |
| Write-in | Scattering | 329 | ||
| Votes cast[b] | 197,033 | |||
| County[1] | James G. Blaine Republican | Grover Cleveland Democratic | John St. John Prohibition | Benjamin Butler Greenback | Scattering Write-in | Margin | Total votes cast[c] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Alameda | 7,471 | 60.26% | 4,734 | 38.18% | 104 | 0.84% | 89 | 0.72% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,737 | 22.08% | 12,398 |
| Alpine | 56 | 60.87% | 36 | 39.13% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 20 | 21.74% | 92 |
| Amador | 1,317 | 47.72% | 1,358 | 49.20% | 82 | 2.97% | 3 | 0.11% | 0 | 0.00% | -41 | -1.49% | 2,760 |
| Butte | 2,172 | 49.06% | 2,118 | 47.84% | 134 | 3.03% | 3 | 0.07% | 0 | 0.00% | 54 | 1.22% | 4,427 |
| Calaveras | 1,249 | 51.53% | 1,164 | 48.02% | 11 | 0.45% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 85 | 3.51% | 2,424 |
| Colusa | 1,028 | 35.46% | 1,802 | 62.16% | 57 | 1.97% | 12 | 0.41% | 0 | 0.00% | -774 | -26.70% | 2,899 |
| Contra Costa | 1,496 | 55.86% | 1,114 | 41.60% | 63 | 2.35% | 5 | 0.19% | 0 | 0.00% | 382 | 14.26% | 2,678 |
| Del Norte | 310 | 49.84% | 294 | 47.27% | 3 | 0.48% | 15 | 2.41% | 0 | 0.00% | 16 | 2.57% | 622 |
| El Dorado | 1,289 | 45.47% | 1,469 | 51.82% | 46 | 1.62% | 31 | 1.09% | 0 | 0.00% | -180 | -6.35% | 2,835 |
| Fresno | 1,314 | 41.89% | 1,704 | 54.32% | 76 | 2.42% | 11 | 0.38% | 32 | 1.02% | -390 | -12.43% | 3,137 |
| Humboldt | 2,184 | 53.89% | 1,450 | 35.78% | 84 | 2.07% | 335 | 8.27% | 0 | 0.00% | 734 | 18.11% | 4,053 |
| Inyo | 345 | 53.41% | 283 | 43.81% | 9 | 1.39% | 0 | 0.00% | 9 | 1.39% | 62 | 9.60% | 646 |
| Kern | 598 | 42.02% | 798 | 56.08% | 6 | 0.42% | 21 | 1.48% | 0 | 0.00% | -200 | -14.05% | 1,423 |
| Lake | 588 | 42.27% | 798 | 57.37% | 2 | 0.14% | 3 | 0.22% | 0 | 0.00% | -210 | -15.10% | 1,391 |
| Lassen | 384 | 46.77% | 415 | 50.55% | 20 | 2.44% | 2 | 0.24% | 0 | 0.00% | -31 | -3.78% | 821 |
| Los Angeles | 5,595 | 51.67% | 4,683 | 43.24% | 343 | 3.17% | 208 | 1.92% | 0 | 0.00% | 912 | 8.42% | 10,829 |
| Marin | 851 | 53.62% | 727 | 45.81% | 7 | 0.44% | 2 | 0.13% | 0 | 0.00% | 124 | 7.81% | 1,587 |
| Mariposa | 474 | 42.74% | 618 | 55.73% | 17 | 1.53% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | -144 | -12.98% | 1,109 |
| Mendocino | 1,317 | 43.71% | 1,589 | 52.74% | 79 | 2.62% | 28 | 0.93% | 0 | 0.00% | -272 | -9.03% | 3,013 |
| Merced | 809 | 45.47% | 953 | 53.57% | 16 | 0.90% | 1 | 0.06% | 0 | 0.00% | -144 | -8.09% | 1,779 |
| Modoc | 478 | 42.68% | 609 | 54.38% | 33 | 2.95% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | -131 | -11.70% | 1,120 |
| Mono | 598 | 58.57% | 381 | 37.32% | 12 | 1.18% | 30 | 2.94% | 0 | 0.00% | 217 | 21.25% | 1,021 |
| Monterey | 1,476 | 50.72% | 1,381 | 47.46% | 40 | 1.37% | 13 | 0.45% | 0 | 0.00% | 95 | 3.26% | 2,910 |
| Napa | 1,593 | 55.37% | 1,256 | 43.66% | 19 | 0.66% | 9 | 0.31% | 0 | 0.00% | 337 | 11.71% | 2,877 |
| Nevada | 2,368 | 56.13% | 1,791 | 42.45% | 50 | 1.19% | 10 | 0.24% | 0 | 0.00% | 577 | 13.68% | 4,219 |
| Placer | 1,749 | 52.89% | 1,483 | 44.84% | 70 | 2.12% | 5 | 0.15% | 0 | 0.00% | 266 | 8.04% | 3,307 |
| Plumas | 712 | 55.84% | 554 | 43.45% | 8 | 0.63% | 1 | 0.08% | 0 | 0.00% | 158 | 12.39% | 1,275 |
| Sacramento | 4,367 | 60.15% | 2,659 | 36.63% | 92 | 1.27% | 142 | 1.96% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,708 | 23.53% | 7,260 |
| San Benito | 574 | 44.88% | 665 | 51.99% | 38 | 2.97% | 2 | 0.16% | 0 | 0.00% | -91 | -7.11% | 1,279 |
| San Bernardino | 1,617 | 54.37% | 1,288 | 43.31% | 47 | 1.58% | 22 | 0.74% | 0 | 0.00% | 329 | 11.06% | 2,974 |
| San Diego | 1,120 | 57.00% | 800 | 40.71% | 40 | 2.04% | 5 | 0.25% | 0 | 0.00% | 320 | 16.28% | 1,965 |
| San Francisco | 25,509 | 53.46% | 21,202 | 44.43% | 99 | 0.21% | 622 | 1.30% | 287 | 0.60% | 4,307 | 9.03% | 47,719 |
| San Joaquin | 3,079 | 50.32% | 2,898 | 47.36% | 141 | 2.30% | 1 | 0.02% | 0 | 0.00% | 181 | 2.96% | 6,119 |
| San Luis Obispo | 1,233 | 51.44% | 1,069 | 44.60% | 73 | 3.05% | 22 | 0.92% | 0 | 0.00% | 164 | 6.84% | 2,397 |
| San Mateo | 950 | 55.33% | 750 | 43.68% | 12 | 0.70% | 5 | 0.29% | 0 | 0.00% | 200 | 11.65% | 1,717 |
| Santa Barbara | 1,243 | 50.92% | 1,050 | 43.02% | 118 | 4.83% | 30 | 1.23% | 0 | 0.00% | 193 | 7.91% | 2,441 |
| Santa Clara | 3,840 | 52.91% | 3,172 | 43.70% | 162 | 2.23% | 84 | 1.16% | 0 | 0.00% | 668 | 9.20% | 7,258 |
| Santa Cruz | 1,667 | 53.69% | 1,365 | 43.96% | 45 | 1.45% | 28 | 0.90% | 0 | 0.00% | 302 | 9.73% | 3,105 |
| Shasta | 1,173 | 51.54% | 1,042 | 45.78% | 45 | 1.98% | 16 | 0.70% | 0 | 0.00% | 131 | 5.76% | 2,276 |
| Sierra | 1,064 | 65.12% | 554 | 33.90% | 16 | 0.98% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 510 | 31.21% | 1,634 |
| Siskiyou | 886 | 45.58% | 1,036 | 53.29% | 1 | 0.05% | 20 | 1.03% | 1 | 0.05% | -150 | -7.72% | 1,944 |
| Solano | 2,382 | 53.61% | 1,977 | 44.50% | 69 | 1.55% | 15 | 0.34% | 0 | 0.00% | 405 | 9.12% | 4,443 |
| Sonoma | 3,044 | 49.42% | 2,944 | 47.79% | 113 | 1.83% | 59 | 0.96% | 0 | 0.00% | 100 | 1.62% | 6,160 |
| Stanislaus | 979 | 39.49% | 1,424 | 57.44% | 69 | 2.78% | 7 | 0.28% | 0 | 0.00% | -445 | -17.95% | 2,479 |
| Sutter | 675 | 48.60% | 635 | 45.72% | 77 | 5.54% | 2 | 0.14% | 0 | 0.00% | 40 | 2.88% | 1,389 |
| Tehama | 1,075 | 47.80% | 1,146 | 50.96% | 27 | 1.20% | 1 | 0.04% | 0 | 0.00% | -71 | -3.16% | 2,249 |
| Trinity | 435 | 50.29% | 418 | 48.32% | 6 | 0.69% | 6 | 0.69% | 0 | 0.00% | 17 | 1.97% | 865 |
| Tulare | 1,268 | 40.15% | 1,691 | 53.55% | 115 | 3.64% | 84 | 2.66% | 0 | 0.00% | -423 | -13.39% | 3,158 |
| Tuolumne | 1,040 | 53.20% | 870 | 44.50% | 45 | 2.30% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 170 | 8.70% | 1,955 |
| Ventura | 749 | 53.96% | 603 | 43.44% | 20 | 1.44% | 16 | 1.15% | 0 | 0.00% | 146 | 10.52% | 1,388 |
| Yolo | 1,412 | 48.74% | 1,421 | 49.05% | 62 | 2.14% | 2 | 0.07% | 0 | 0.00% | -9 | -0.31% | 2,897 |
| Yuba | 1,214 | 52.55% | 1,047 | 45.32% | 40 | 1.73% | 9 | 0.39% | 0 | 0.00% | 167 | 7.23% | 2,310 |
| Total | 102,416 | 51.98% | 89,288 | 45.32% | 2,963 | 1.50% | 2,037 | 1.03% | 329 | 0.17% | 13,128 | 6.66% | 197,033 |
State and district results of the1884 United States presidential election | ||
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