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The1884 United States presidential election in Minnesota took place on November 4, 1884, as part of the1884 United States presidential election. Voters chose seven representatives, or electors to theElectoral College, who voted forpresident andvice president.
Minnesota was won byRepublican nominee,James G. Blaine, over theDemocratic nominee,Grover Cleveland. Blaine won the state by a margin of 21.91%.
With 58.78% of the popular vote, Minnesota would prove to be Blaine's second strongest victory in terms of percentage in the popular vote afterVermont.[1]
As of 2020, this remains the last time that a Republican presidential nominee would win a majority of the vote in Minnesota while losing nationally. This is also the first time since statehood that the state voted for the losing candidate.
| 1884 United States presidential election in Minnesota[2] | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
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| Republican | James Gillespie Blaine ofMaine | John Alexander Logan ofIllinois | 111,685 | 58.78% | 7 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic | Grover Cleveland ofNew York | Thomas Andrews Hendricks ofIndiana | 70,065 | 36.87% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Prohibition | John Pierce St. John ofKansas | William Daniel ofMaryland | 4,684 | 2.47% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Greenback | Benjamin Franklin Butler ofMassachusetts | Absolom Madden West ofMississippi | 3,583 | 1.89% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Total | 190,017 | 100.00% | 7 | 100.00% | ||||
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