1884 United States presidential election in New Jersey explained

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Election Name:1884 United States presidential election in New Jersey
Country:New Jersey
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1880 United States presidential election in New Jersey
Previous Year:1880
Next Election:1888 United States presidential election in New Jersey
Next Year:1888
Election Date:November 4, 1884
Image1:StephenGroverCleveland.png
Nominee1:Grover Cleveland
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Home State1:New York
Running Mate1:Thomas A. Hendricks
Electoral Vote1:9
Popular Vote1:127,798
Percentage1:48.98%
Nominee2:James G. Blaine
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Home State2:Maine
Running Mate2:John A. Logan
Electoral Vote2:0
Popular Vote2:123,440
Percentage2:47.31%
Map Size:350px
President
Before Election:Chester A. Arthur
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Grover Cleveland
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

The 1884 United States presidential election in New Jersey 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.

New Jersey voted for the Democratic nominee, Grover Cleveland, over the Republican nominee, James G. Blaine. Cleveland won his birth state by a very narrow margin of 1.67 percentage points.

Results

Results by county

CountyStephen Grover Cleveland[1]
Democratic
James Gillespie Blaine
Republican
Various candidates
Other parties
MarginTotal votes cast
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Atlantic1,85440.36%2,43953.09%3016.55%-585-12.73%4,594
Bergen4,32753.08%3,68845.24%1371.68%6397.84%8,152
Burlington6,38446.64%6,76249.40%5423.96%-378-2.76%13,688
Camden6,54542.01%8,53854.80%4983.20%-1,993-12.79%15,581
Cape May1,00441.85%1,23551.48%1606.67%-231-9.63%2,399
Cumberland3,47039.41%4,49151.01%8449.59%-1,021-11.60%8,805
Essex20,11746.98%21,33249.82%13693.20%-1,215-2.84%42,818
Gloucester2,79242.21%3,41851.67%4056.12%-626-9.46%6,615
Hudson21,63755.72%16,31242.01%8812.27%5,32513.71%38,830
Hunterdon5,34557.48%3,33835.90%6166.62%2,00721.58%9,299
Mercer7,08346.88%7,69650.94%3302.18%-613-4.06%15,109
Middlesex6,14951.48%5,56246.57%2331.95%5874.91%11,944
Monmouth7,55252.07%6,44644.45%5053.48%1,1067.63%14,503
Morris4,82145.03%5,19848.55%6886.43%-377-3.52%10,707
Ocean1,59542.26%2,09155.41%882.33%-496-13.14%3,774
Passaic6,25742.33%8,13055.01%3932.66%-1,873-12.67%14,780
Salem2,86446.45%3,02249.01%2804.54%-158-2.56%6,166
Somerset3,11650.35%2,92747.29%1462.36%1893.05%6,189
Sussex3,45859.10%2,21837.91%1752.99%1,24021.19%5,851
Union6,21550.86%5,47944.84%5264.30%7366.02%12,220
Warren5,19359.20%3,04434.70%5356.10%2,14924.50%8,772
Totals127,77849.00%123,36647.30%9,6523.70%4,4121.69%260,796

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Géoelections. Presidential election of 1884 Popular Vote. (.xlsx file for €15)