See main article: article and 1884 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1884 United States presidential election in Kansas |
| Country: | Kansas |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1880 United States presidential election in Kansas |
| Previous Year: | 1880 |
| Election Date: | November 4, 1884 |
| Next Election: | 1888 United States presidential election in Kansas |
| Next Year: | 1888 |
| Image1: | Unsuccessful 1884.jpg |
| Nominee1: | James G. Blaine |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Home State1: | Maine |
| Running Mate1: | John A. Logan |
| Electoral Vote1: | 9 |
| Popular Vote1: | 154,406 |
| Percentage1: | 58.08% |
| Nominee2: | Grover Cleveland |
| Running Mate2: | Thomas A. Hendricks |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | New York |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 90,132 |
| Percentage2: | 33.90% |
| Image3: | Bfbutler.jpg |
| Nominee3: | Benjamin Butler |
| Running Mate3: | Absolom Madden West |
| Party3: | Greenback Party |
| Home State3: | Massachusetts |
| Electoral Vote3: | 0 |
| Popular Vote3: | 16,346 |
| Percentage3: | 6.15% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Chester A. Arthur |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Grover Cleveland |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1884 Presidential Election held in Kansas took place on November 4, 1884, as part of the 1884 United States presidential election. Voters chose nine representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Kansas was won by Republican nominee, James G. Blaine, over the Democratic nominee, Grover Cleveland. Blaine won the state by a margin of 24.18%.
With 58.08 percent of the popular vote, Kansas would prove to be Blaine's third strongest victory in terms of percentage in the popular vote after Vermont and Minnesota.[1] The state would also prove to be Greenback Party candidate Benjamin Butler's second strongest state after Massachusetts.
| 1884 United States presidential election in Kansas by county[2] | |||||||||||||||||||
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| County | James Gillespie Blaine Republican | Stephen Grover Cleveland Democratic | Various candidates Other parties | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||||||||||||
| % | % | % | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Allen | 1,956 | 61.72% | 1,120 | 35.34% | 93 | 2.93% | 836 | 26.38% | 3,169 | ||||||||||
| Anderson | 1,671 | 56.91% | 825 | 28.10% | 440 | 14.99% | 846 | 28.81% | 2,936 | ||||||||||
| Atchison | 3,306 | 54.96% | 2,604 | 43.29% | 105 | 1.75% | 702 | 11.67% | 6,015 | ||||||||||
| Barber | 919 | 52.60% | 739 | 42.30% | 89 | 5.09% | 180 | 10.30% | 1,747 | ||||||||||
| Barton | 1,068 | 48.68% | 1,047 | 47.72% | 79 | 3.60% | 21 | 0.96% | 2,194 | ||||||||||
| Bourbon | 2,974 | 60.48% | 1,671 | 33.98% | 272 | 5.53% | 1,303 | 26.50% | 4,917 | ||||||||||
| Brown | 2,339 | 61.25% | 1,385 | 36.27% | 95 | 2.49% | 954 | 24.98% | 3,819 | ||||||||||
| Butler | 3,179 | 58.42% | 1,799 | 33.06% | 464 | 8.53% | 1,380 | 25.36% | 5,442 | ||||||||||
| Chase | 1,012 | 54.61% | 695 | 37.51% | 146 | 7.88% | 317 | 17.11% | 1,853 | ||||||||||
| Chautauqua | 1,755 | 55.38% | 1,055 | 33.29% | 359 | 11.33% | 700 | 22.09% | 3,169 | ||||||||||
| Cherokee | 2,602 | 46.19% | 1,940 | 34.44% | 1,091 | 19.37% | 662 | 11.75% | 5,633 | ||||||||||
| Clay | 2,170 | 61.11% | 978 | 27.54% | 403 | 11.35% | 1,192 | 33.57% | 3,551 | ||||||||||
| Cloud | 2,689 | 64.67% | 1,155 | 27.78% | 314 | 7.55% | 1,534 | 36.89% | 4,158 | ||||||||||
| Coffey | 1,988 | 56.14% | 1,258 | 35.53% | 295 | 8.33% | 730 | 20.62% | 3,541 | ||||||||||
| Cowley | 3,767 | 57.74% | 2,332 | 35.74% | 425 | 6.51% | 1,435 | 22.00% | 6,524 | ||||||||||
| Crawford | 3,087 | 55.99% | 2,123 | 38.51% | 303 | 5.50% | 964 | 17.49% | 5,513 | ||||||||||
| Davis | 843 | 50.81% | 602 | 36.29% | 214 | 12.90% | 241 | 14.53% | 1,659 | ||||||||||
| Decatur | 477 | 67.18% | 222 | 31.27% | 11 | 1.55% | 255 | 35.92% | 710 | ||||||||||
| Dickinson | 2,606 | 55.92% | 1,587 | 34.06% | 467 | 10.02% | 1,019 | 21.87% | 4,660 | ||||||||||
| Doniphan | 2,178 | 65.72% | 1,135 | 34.25% | 1 | 0.03% | 1,043 | 31.47% | 3,314 | ||||||||||
| Douglas | 3,366 | 60.85% | 1,676 | 30.30% | 490 | 8.86% | 1,690 | 30.55% | 5,532 | ||||||||||
| Edwards | 452 | 55.80% | 313 | 38.64% | 45 | 5.56% | 139 | 17.16% | 810 | ||||||||||
| Elk | 1,802 | 59.53% | 925 | 30.56% | 300 | 9.91% | 877 | 28.97% | 3,027 | ||||||||||
| Ellis | 475 | 44.10% | 571 | 53.02% | 31 | 2.88% | -96 | -8.91% | 1,077 | ||||||||||
| Ellsworth | 1,079 | 57.55% | 752 | 40.11% | 44 | 2.35% | 327 | 17.44% | 1,875 | ||||||||||
| Finney | 222 | 57.07% | 163 | 41.90% | 4 | 1.03% | 59 | 15.17% | 389 | ||||||||||
| Ford | 673 | 51.85% | 544 | 41.91% | 81 | 6.24% | 129 | 9.94% | 1,298 | ||||||||||
| Franklin | 2,360 | 52.86% | 997 | 22.33% | 1,108 | 24.82% | 1,363 | 30.53% | 4,465 | ||||||||||
| Graham | 398 | 68.62% | 109 | 18.79% | 73 | 12.59% | 289 | 49.83% | 580 | ||||||||||
| Greenwood | 1,980 | 58.75% | 1,047 | 31.07% | 343 | 10.18% | 933 | 27.69% | 3,370 | ||||||||||
| Harper | 1,621 | 55.19% | 1,006 | 34.25% | 310 | 10.55% | 615 | 20.94% | 2,937 | ||||||||||
| Harvey | 2,143 | 60.32% | 1,172 | 32.99% | 238 | 6.70% | 971 | 27.33% | 3,553 | ||||||||||
| Hodgeman | 262 | 62.53% | 124 | 29.59% | 33 | 7.88% | 138 | 32.94% | 419 | ||||||||||
| Jackson | 1,843 | 60.43% | 1,132 | 37.11% | 75 | 2.46% | 711 | 23.31% | 3,050 | ||||||||||
| Jefferson | 2,250 | 56.50% | 1,655 | 41.56% | 77 | 1.93% | 595 | 14.94% | 3,982 | ||||||||||
| Jewell | 2,394 | 59.35% | 1,000 | 24.79% | 640 | 15.87% | 1,394 | 34.56% | 4,034 | ||||||||||
| Johnson | 2,110 | 52.87% | 1,392 | 34.88% | 489 | 12.25% | 718 | 17.99% | 3,991 | ||||||||||
| Kingman | 1,344 | 57.26% | 911 | 38.82% | 92 | 3.92% | 433 | 18.45% | 2,347 | ||||||||||
| Labette | 3,475 | 57.59% | 2,094 | 34.70% | 465 | 7.71% | 1,381 | 22.89% | 6,034 | ||||||||||
| Leavenworth | 3,595 | 49.58% | 3,487 | 48.09% | 169 | 2.33% | 108 | 1.49% | 7,251 | ||||||||||
| Lincoln | 996 | 59.07% | 472 | 28.00% | 218 | 12.93% | 524 | 31.08% | 1,686 | ||||||||||
| Linn | 2,232 | 57.27% | 1,043 | 26.76% | 622 | 15.96% | 1,189 | 30.51% | 3,897 | ||||||||||
| Lyon | 3,076 | 61.53% | 1,519 | 30.39% | 404 | 8.08% | 1,557 | 31.15% | 4,999 | ||||||||||
| Marion | 1,812 | 61.82% | 1,037 | 35.38% | 82 | 2.80% | 775 | 26.44% | 2,931 | ||||||||||
| Marshall | 2,676 | 54.91% | 1,891 | 38.81% | 306 | 6.28% | 785 | 16.11% | 4,873 | ||||||||||
| McPherson | 2,597 | 63.47% | 1,004 | 24.54% | 491 | 12.00% | 1,593 | 38.93% | 4,092 | ||||||||||
| Miami | 2,047 | 48.99% | 1,688 | 40.40% | 443 | 10.60% | 359 | 8.59% | 4,178 | ||||||||||
| Mitchell | 1,790 | 61.01% | 840 | 28.63% | 304 | 10.36% | 950 | 32.38% | 2,934 | ||||||||||
| Montgomery | 3,049 | 53.85% | 2,180 | 38.50% | 433 | 7.65% | 869 | 15.35% | 5,662 | ||||||||||
| Morris | 1,522 | 62.40% | 777 | 31.86% | 140 | 5.74% | 745 | 30.55% | 2,439 | ||||||||||
| Nemaha | 2,253 | 56.85% | 1,586 | 40.02% | 124 | 3.13% | 667 | 16.83% | 3,963 | ||||||||||
| Neosho | 2,114 | 52.06% | 1,536 | 37.82% | 411 | 10.12% | 578 | 14.23% | 4,061 | ||||||||||
| Ness | 392 | 59.39% | 192 | 29.09% | 76 | 11.52% | 200 | 30.30% | 660 | ||||||||||
| Norton | 764 | 62.42% | 307 | 25.08% | 153 | 12.50% | 457 | 37.34% | 1,224 | ||||||||||
| Osage | 3,267 | 59.82% | 1,261 | 23.09% | 933 | 17.08% | 2,006 | 36.73% | 5,461 | ||||||||||
| Osborne | 1,611 | 66.87% | 642 | 26.65% | 156 | 6.48% | 969 | 40.22% | 2,409 | ||||||||||
| Ottawa | 1,620 | 58.06% | 861 | 30.86% | 309 | 11.08% | 759 | 27.20% | 2,790 | ||||||||||
| Pawnee | 762 | 69.15% | 302 | 27.40% | 38 | 3.45% | 460 | 41.74% | 1,102 | ||||||||||
| Phillips | 1,056 | 55.67% | 469 | 24.72% | 372 | 19.61% | 587 | 30.94% | 1,897 | ||||||||||
| Pottawatomie | 2,398 | 56.13% | 1,693 | 39.63% | 181 | 4.24% | 705 | 16.50% | 4,272 | ||||||||||
| Pratt | 768 | 57.31% | 463 | 34.55% | 109 | 8.13% | 305 | 22.76% | 1,340 | ||||||||||
| Rawlins | 197 | 54.27% | 165 | 45.45% | 1 | 0.28% | 32 | 8.82% | 363 | ||||||||||
| Reno | 2,083 | 59.91% | 1,170 | 33.65% | 224 | 6.44% | 913 | 26.26% | 3,477 | ||||||||||
| Republic | 2,392 | 67.48% | 1,015 | 28.63% | 138 | 3.89% | 1,377 | 38.84% | 3,545 | ||||||||||
| Rice | 1,611 | 58.50% | 906 | 32.90% | 237 | 8.61% | 705 | 25.60% | 2,754 | ||||||||||
| Riley | 1,686 | 64.33% | 644 | 24.57% | 291 | 11.10% | 1,042 | 39.76% | 2,621 | ||||||||||
| Rooks | 1,003 | 62.14% | 403 | 24.97% | 208 | 12.89% | 600 | 37.17% | 1,614 | ||||||||||
| Rush | 490 | 61.79% | 303 | 38.21% | 0 | 0.00% | 187 | 23.58% | 793 | ||||||||||
| Russell | 767 | 60.44% | 404 | 31.84% | 98 | 7.72% | 363 | 28.61% | 1,269 | ||||||||||
| Saline | 2,384 | 67.44% | 1,053 | 29.79% | 98 | 2.77% | 1,331 | 37.65% | 3,535 | ||||||||||
| Sedgwick | 3,464 | 53.56% | 2,467 | 38.14% | 537 | 8.30% | 997 | 15.41% | 6,468 | ||||||||||
| Shawnee | 5,987 | 68.41% | 2,482 | 28.36% | 283 | 3.23% | 3,505 | 40.05% | 8,752 | ||||||||||
| Sheridan | 88 | 61.11% | 48 | 33.33% | 8 | 5.56% | 40 | 27.78% | 144 | ||||||||||
| Smith | 1,704 | 59.13% | 685 | 23.77% | 493 | 17.11% | 1,019 | 35.36% | 2,882 | ||||||||||
| Stafford | 737 | 64.09% | 276 | 24.00% | 137 | 11.91% | 461 | 40.09% | 1,150 | ||||||||||
| Sumner | 3,489 | 53.04% | 2,548 | 38.74% | 541 | 8.22% | 941 | 14.31% | 6,578 | ||||||||||
| Trego | 409 | 71.63% | 139 | 24.34% | 23 | 4.03% | 270 | 47.29% | 571 | ||||||||||
| Wabaunsee | 1,538 | 64.46% | 799 | 33.49% | 49 | 2.05% | 739 | 30.97% | 2,386 | ||||||||||
| Washington | 2,745 | 63.90% | 1,390 | 32.36% | 161 | 3.75% | 1,355 | 31.54% | 4,296 | ||||||||||
| Wilson | 2,026 | 60.71% | 1,145 | 34.31% | 166 | 4.97% | 881 | 26.40% | 3,337 | ||||||||||
| Woodson | 1,142 | 58.18% | 635 | 32.35% | 186 | 9.48% | 507 | 25.83% | 1,963 | ||||||||||
| Wyandotte | 3,232 | 56.33% | 2,301 | 40.10% | 205 | 3.57% | 931 | 16.23% | 5,738 | ||||||||||
| Totals | 154,406 | 58.12% | 90,083 | 33.91% | 21,162 | 7.97% | 64,323 | 24.21% | 265,651 | ||||||||||