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The1884 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on November 4, 1884, as part of the1884 United States presidential election. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors, to theElectoral College, who voted forpresident andvice president.
Maryland voted for theDemocratic nominee,Grover Cleveland, over theRepublican nominee,James G. Blaine. by a margin of 5.98%.[1]
In this election, Maryland voted 5.41% more Democratic than the nation at large.[2]
| 1884 United States presidential election in Maryland[3] | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
| Count | % | Count | % | |||||
| Democratic | Grover Cleveland ofNew York | Thomas Andrews Hendricks ofIndiana | 96,866 | 52.07% | 8 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican | James Gillespie Blaine ofMaryland | John Alexander Logan ofIllinois | 85,748 | 46.10% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Prohibition | John Pierce St. John ofKansas | William Daniel ofMaryland | 2,827 | 1.52% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Greenback | Benjamin Franklin Butler ofMassachusetts | Absolom Madden West ofMississippi | 578 | 0.31% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Total | 186,019 | 100.00% | 8 | 100.00% | ||||
| County | Grover Cleveland Democratic | James Gillespie Blaine Republican | John Pierce St. John Prohibition | Benjamin Franklin Butler | Margin | Total votes cast[4] | |||||
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| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Allegany | 2880 | 43.20% | 3328 | 49.92% | 195 | 2.93% | 263 | 3.95% | -448 | -6.72% | 6666 |
| Anne Arundel | 3052 | 51.77% | 2813 | 47.72% | 30 | 0.51% | 0 | 0.00% | 239 | 4.05% | 5895 |
| Baltimore (City) | 34374 | 54.21% | 27578 | 43.49% | 1273 | 2.01% | 188 | 0.30% | 6796 | 10.72% | 63,413 |
| Baltimore (County) | 7856 | 54.70% | 6257 | 43.57% | 227 | 1.58% | 21 | 0.15% | 1599 | 11.13% | 14361 |
| Calvert | 926 | 44.89% | 1093 | 52.98% | 8 | 0.39% | 36 | 1.75% | -167 | -8.10% | 2063 |
| Caroline | 1432 | 49.81% | 1398 | 48.63% | 43 | 1.50% | 2 | 0.07% | 34 | 1.18% | 2875 |
| Carroll | 3589 | 52.39% | 3206 | 46.80% | 51 | 0.74% | 4 | 0.06% | 383 | 5.59% | 6850 |
| Cecil | 2901 | 51.43% | 2669 | 47.31% | 68 | 1.21% | 3 | 0.05% | 232 | 4.11% | 5641 |
| Charles | 1566 | 46.00% | 1825 | 53.61% | 12 | 0.35% | 1 | 0.03% | -259 | -7.61% | 3404 |
| Dorchester | 2230 | 47.67% | 2396 | 51.22% | 52 | 1.11% | 0 | 0.00% | -166 | -3.55% | 4678 |
| Frederick | 5204 | 47.89% | 5497 | 50.59% | 157 | 1.44% | 8 | 0.07% | -293 | -2.70% | 10866 |
| Garrett | 1172 | 45.15% | 1369 | 52.73% | 22 | 1.27% | 33 | 0.85% | -197 | -7.59% | 2596 |
| Harford | 3240 | 54.99% | 2593 | 44.01% | 56 | 0.95% | 3 | 0.05% | 647 | 10.98% | 5892 |
| Howard | 1733 | 55.03% | 1392 | 44.20% | 23 | 0.73% | 1 | 0.03% | 341 | 10.83% | 3149 |
| Kent | 2152 | 50.67% | 2048 | % | 46 | 1.08% | 1 | 0.02% | 104 | 2.45% | 4247 |
| Montgomery | 3145 | 54.86% | 2495 | 43.52% | 93 | 1.62% | 0 | 0.00% | 650 | 11.34% | 5733 |
| Prince George's | 2971 | 50.73% | 2850 | 48.67% | 31 | 0.53% | 4 | 0.07% | 121 | 2.07% | 5856 |
| Queen Anne's | 2344 | 57.18% | 1710 | 41.72% | 45 | 1.10% | 0 | 0.00% | 634 | 15.47% | 4099 |
| St. Mary's | 1540 | 46.16% | 1773 | 53.15% | 23 | 0.69% | 0 | 0.00% | -233 | -6.98% | 3336 |
| Somerset | 1734 | 45.57% | 2022 | 53.14% | 48 | 1.26% | 1 | 0.03% | -288 | -7.57% | 3805 |
| Talbot | 2214 | 49.62% | 2207 | 49.46% | 39 | 0.87% | 2 | 0.04% | 7 | 0.16% | 4462 |
| Washington | 4189 | 48.57% | 4390 | 50.90% | 44 | 0.51% | 2 | 0.02% | -201 | -2.33% | 8625 |
| Wicomico | 2262 | 61.45% | 1354 | 36.78% | 65 | 1.77% | 0 | 0.00% | 908 | 24.67% | 3681 |
| Worcester | 2231 | 57.44% | 1474 | 37.95% | 176 | 2.01% | 3 | 0.30% | 757 | 19.49% | 3884 |
| Total | 96866 | 52.07% | 85748 | 46.10% | 2827 | 1.52% | 578 | 0.31% | 11118 | 5.97% | 186077 |
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See also:Political party strength in Maryland | |
