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Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 4, 1884. Democratic Governor Grover Cleveland of New York narrowly defeated Republican James G. Blaine of Maine . It was set apart by mudslinging and personal allegations that eclipsed substantive issues, such as civil administration change.
The 1884 United States elections were held on November 4, electing the members of the 49th United States Congress. The election took place during the Third Party System . The Democratic governor Grover Cleveland of New York defeated Republican secretary of state James G. Blaine in the presidential election .
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The 1884 presidential election was the first nationwide campaign in which Grover Cleveland participated and the first of two in which he emerged victorious. This election pitted Democratic Party nominee Cleveland against Republican party nominee James G. Blaine and the campaign centered on corruption, civil service reforms, and political scandals.
The ticket lost in the election of 1884 to Democrats Grover Cleveland and Thomas A. Hendricks. In attendance were 1,600 delegates and alternates and 6,000 spectators. [1] There were 820 official delegates; 411 votes were needed to win the nomination. [2] The incumbent president, Chester A. Arthur, was not a serious contender due to ill health.
The 1884 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on November 4, 1884, as part of the 1884 United States presidential election. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
The 1884–85 United States Senate elections were held on various dates in various states, coinciding with the presidential election of 1884. As these U.S. Senate elections were prior to the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913, senators were chosen by state legislatures .