1884 United States presidential election in Wisconsin explained

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Election Name:	1884 United States presidential election in Wisconsin
Country:	Wisconsin
Flag Year:	1866
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1880 United States presidential election in Wisconsin
Previous Year:	1880
Next Election:	1888 United States presidential election in Wisconsin
Next Year:	1888
Election Date:	November 4, 1884
Image1:	Unsuccessful 1884.jpg
Nominee1:	James G. Blaine
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Home State1:	Maine
Running Mate1:	John A. Logan
Electoral Vote1:	11
Popular Vote1:	161,157
Percentage1:	50.37%
Nominee2:	Grover Cleveland
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Home State2:	New York
Running Mate2:	Thomas A. Hendricks
Electoral Vote2:	0
Popular Vote2:	146,477
Percentage2:	45.78%
Map Size:	315px
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 Wisconsin was held on November 4, 1884, as part of the 1884 United States presidential election. State voters chose 11 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Republican Party candidate James G. Blaine won Wisconsin with 50.37% of the popular vote, winning the state's eleven electoral votes.^[1]

Starting with this election, Ashland County voted for the statewide winner in every election until 1944; Chippewa County also began such a streak that lasted until 1940.

Results

+ General Election Results^[2]	Party		Pledged to	Elector	Votes
	Republican Party	James G. Blaine	James W. Ostrander	161,157
	Republican Party	James G. Blaine	William M. Fogo	161,152
	Republican Party	James G. Blaine	Daniel C. Van Brunt	161,152
	Republican Party	James G. Blaine	Benjamin T. Rogers	161,149
	Republican Party	James G. Blaine	Edward W. Arndt	161,147
	Republican Party	James G. Blaine	John Rugee	161,147
	Republican Party	James G. Blaine	Joseph Harris	161,144
	Republican Party	James G. Blaine	Ferdinand A. Husher	161,140
	Republican Party	James G. Blaine	Charles J. L. Meyer	161,135
	Republican Party	James G. Blaine	Edward L. Browne	161,132
	Republican Party	James G. Blaine	Canute Anderson	161,130
	Democratic Party	Grover Cleveland	J. W. Woodworth	146,477
	Democratic Party	Grover Cleveland	George A. Abert	146,454
	Democratic Party	Grover Cleveland	J. W. Hancock	146,454
	Democratic Party	Grover Cleveland	John Lawler	146,454
	Democratic Party	Grover Cleveland	Nelson Dewey	146,453
	Democratic Party	Grover Cleveland	P. G. Stroud	146,453
	Democratic Party	Grover Cleveland	S. N. Dickerson	146,450
	Democratic Party	Grover Cleveland	Theodore Kersten	146,450
	Democratic Party	Grover Cleveland	Leonard Martin	146,450
	Democratic Party	Grover Cleveland	Matt Arnstad	146,437
	Democratic Party	Grover Cleveland	H. G. Winslow	146,430
	Prohibition Party	John St. John	W. J. McKay	7,656
	Prohibition Party	John St. John	Ole Benson	7,655
	Prohibition Party	John St. John	Henry Colman	7,655
	Prohibition Party	John St. John	J. H. Penberthy	7,654
	Prohibition Party	John St. John	Joseph Rohr	7,653
	Prohibition Party	John St. John	A. C. Merryman	7,652
	Prohibition Party	John St. John	T. D. Stone	7,652
	Prohibition Party	John St. John	E. G. Comstock	7,651
	Prohibition Party	John St. John	J. J. Blaisdell	7,649
	Prohibition Party	John St. John	Christian Carlson	7,642
	Prohibition Party	John St. John	A. J. Smith	7,513
	Greenback Party	Benjamin Butler	E. W. Dwight	4,598
	Greenback Party	Benjamin Butler	Lorenzo Merrill	4,598
	Greenback Party	Benjamin Butler	Theodore Fritz	4,597
	Greenback Party	Benjamin Butler	Allen Stetson	4,597
	Greenback Party	Benjamin Butler	Reuben May	4,590
	Greenback Party	Benjamin Butler	J. B. McLeran	4,590
	Greenback Party	Benjamin Butler	George Will	4,587
	Greenback Party	Benjamin Butler	R. E. Pascher	4,584
	Greenback Party	Benjamin Butler	Edward M. McGraw	4,581
	Greenback Party	Benjamin Butler	Thomas Wilcox	4,571
	Greenback Party	Benjamin Butler	E. P. Allis	2,598
	Greenback Party	Benjamin Butler	Henry Smith	2,031
	Write-in		Scattering	63
Votes cast				319,951

Results by county

County	James G. Blaine Republican		Grover Cleveland Democratic		John St. John Prohibition		Benjamin Butler Greenback		Margin		Total votes cast
		%		%		%		%		%
	Adams		1,002		67.70%		454		30.68%		9		0.61%		5		0.34%		548		37.03%		1,480
	Ashland		1,084		61.17%		672		37.92%		16		0.90%		0		0.00%		412		23.25%		1,772
	Barron		1,695		65.34%		792		30.53%		70		2.70%		19		0.73%		903		34.81%		2,594
	Bayfield		431		63.85%		243		36.00%		1		0.15%		0		0.00%		188		27.85%		675
	Brown		2,946		43.94%		3,681		54.90%		44		0.66%		34		0.51%		-735		-10.96%		6,705
	Buffalo		1,544		55.08%		1,225		43.70%		3		0.11%		31		1.11%		319		11.38%		2,803
	Burnett		601		94.65%		27		4.25%		1		0.16%		6		0.94%		574		90.39%		635
	Calumet		957		29.16%		2,136		65.08%		48		1.46%		140		4.27%		-1,179		-35.92%		3,282
	Chippewa		2.545		49.43%		2,500		48.55%		48		0.93%		56		1.09%		45		0.87%		5,149
	Clark		1,953		58.13%		1,244		37.02%		53		1.58%		104		3.10%		709		21.10%		3,360
	Columbia		3,470		54.60%		2,630		41.38%		248		3.90%		7		0.11%		840		13.22%		6,355
	Crawford		1,538		47.57%		1,613		49.89%		35		1.08%		47		1.45%		-75		-2.32%		3,233
	Dane		6,221		46.96%		6,410		48.39%		571		4.31%		45		0.34%		-189		-1.43%		13,247
	Dodge		3,145		33.10%		6,145		64.68%		96		1.01%		115		1.21%		-3,000		-31.58%		9,501
	Door		1,838		60.08%		1,117		36.52%		34		1.11%		70		2.29%		721		23.57%		3,059
	Douglas		275		52.38%		249		47.43%		1		0.19%		0		0.00%		26		4.95%		525
	Dunn		2,536		65.46%		1,202		31.03%		60		1.55%		76		1.96%		1,334		34.43%		3,874
	Eau Claire		3,622		53.36%		2,949		43.44%		152		2.24%		65		0.96%		673		9.91%		6,788
	Florence		362		71.26%		142		27.95%		4		0.79%		0		0.00%		220		43.31%		508
	Fond du Lac		4,275		44.26%		4,878		50.51%		214		2.22%		291		3.01%		-603		-6.24%		9,658
	Grant		4,137		52.65%		3,250		41.36%		347		4.42%		124		1.58%		887		11.29%		7,858
	Green		2,568		50.36%		1,894		37.14%		349		6.84%		288		5.65%		674		13.22%		5,099
	Green Lake		1,525		51.09%		1,292		43.28%		155		5.19%		11		0.37%		233		7.81%		2,985
	Iowa		2,463		47.83%		2,297		44.61%		385		7.48%		4		0.08%		166		3.22%		5,149
	Jackson		2,060		65.50%		965		30.68%		41		1.30%		79		2.51%		1,095		34.82%		3,145
	Jefferson		2,914		39.58%		4,227		57.41%		209		2.84%		13		0.18%		-1,313		-17.83%		7,363
	Juneau		2,012		51.95%		1,710		44.15%		125		3.23%		26		0.67%		302		7.80%		3,873
	Kenosha		1,705		51.79%		1,557		47.30%		30		0.91%		0		0.00%		148		4.50%		3,292
	Kewaunee		746		27.02%		2,006		72.65%		9		0.33%		0		0.00%		-1,260		-45.64%		2,761
	La Crosse		3,780		51.34%		3,442		46.75%		125		1.70%		16		0.22%		338		4.59%		7,363
	Lafayette		2,491		50.17%		2,198		44.27%		230		4.63%		46		0.93%		293		5.90%		4,965
	Langlade		559		45.15%		628		50.73%		23		1.86%		28		2.26%		-69		-5.57%		1,238
	Lincoln		1,077		51.14%		989		46.96%		14		0.66%		26		1.23%		88		4.18%		2,106
	Manitowoc		2,525		37.31%		4,203		62.10%		37		0.55%		3		0.04%		-1,678		-24.79%		6,768
	Marathon		2,144		38.36%		3,358		60.08%		22		0.39%		65		1.16%		-1,214		-21.72%		5,589
	Marinette		2,026		66.38%		924		30.28%		101		3.31%		1		0.03%		1,102		36.11%		3,052
	Marquette		940		45.54%		1,078		52.23%		39		1.89%		7		0.34%		-138		-6.69%		2,064
	Milwaukee		16,846		49.18%		16,287		47.55%		221		0.65%		901		2.63%		559		1.63%		34,255
	Monroe		2,633		52.12%		2,207		43.69%		138		2.73%		74		1.46%		426		8.43%		5,052
	Oconto		1,494		57.86%		1,033		40.01%		53		2.05%		2		0.08%		461		17.85%		2,582
	Outagamie		2,644		37.37%		4,169		58.93%		70		0.99%		192		2.71%		-1,525		-21.55%		7,075
	Ozaukee		716		24.59%		2,171		74.55%		9		0.31%		16		0.55%		-1,455		-49.97%		2,912
	Pepin		957		68.90%		413		29.73%		8		0.58%		11		0.79%		544		39.16%		1,389
	Pierce		2,478		65.35%		1,120		29.54%		156		4.11%		38		1.00%		1,358		35.81%		3,792
	Polk		1,718		70.38%		627		25.69%		90		3.69%		0		0.00%		1,091		44.69%		2,441
	Portage		2,319		49.38%		2,257		48.06%		76		1.62%		44		0.94%		62		1.32%		4,696
	Price		794		69.41%		329		28.76%		2		0.17%		0		0.00%		465		40.65%		1,144
	Racine		4,065		51.82%		3,459		44.09%		299		3.81%		22		0.28%		606		7.72%		7,845
	Richland		2,459		54.67%		1,785		39.68%		215		4.78%		39		0.87%		674		14.98%		4,498
	Rock		6,265		61.74%		3,447		33.97%		370		3.65%		65		0.64%		2,818		27.77%		10,147
	Sauk		3,557		56.88%		2,381		38.08%		244		3.90%		71		1.14%		1,176		18.81%		6,253
	Sawyer		298		72.33%		109		26.46%		5		1.21%		0		0.00%		189		45.87%		412
	Shawano		1,398		47.78%		1,404		47.98%		43		1.47%		81		2.77%		-6		-0.21%		2,926
	Sheboygan		3,511		45.02%		3,986		51.12%		107		1.37%		194		2.49%		-475		-6.09%		7,798
	St. Croix		2,502		51.58%		2,237		46.11%		107		2.21%		5		0.10%		265		5.46%		4,851
	Taylor		789		56.60%		604		43.33%		1		0.07%		0		0.00%		185		13.27%		1,394
	Trempealeau		2,166		59.15%		1,285		35.09%		100		2.73%		111		3.03%		881		24.06%		3,662
	Vernon		2,916		59.93%		1,568		32.22%		195		4.01%		187		3.84%		1,348		27.70%		4,866
	Walworth		4,323		63.52%		2,115		31.08%		345		5.07%		23		0.34%		2,208		32.44%		6,806
	Washburn		281		60.43%		137		29.46%		47		10.11%		0		0.00%		144		30.97%		465
	Washington		1,583		34.45%		2,972		64.68%		18		0.39%		22		0.48%		-1,389		-30.23%		4,595
	Waukesha		3,207		47.17%		3,264		48.01%		263		3.87%		65		0.96%		-57		-0.84%		6,799
	Waupaca		3,032		59.69%		1,792		35.28%		92		1.81%		163		3.21%		1,240		24.41%		5,080
	Waushara		2,146		74.72%		605		21.07%		85		2.96%		36		1.25%		1,541		53.66%		2,872
	Winnebago		4,893		47.91%		4,688		45.90%		341		3.34%		291		2.85%		205		2.01%		10,213
	Wood		1,455		44.66%		1,699		52.15%		7		0.21%		97		2.98%		-244		-7.49%		3,258
Total	161,157	50.37%	146,477	45.78%	7,656	2.39%	4,598	1.44%	14,680	4.59%	319,951

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Ashland
• Bayfield
• Chippewa
• Douglas
• Price

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• Dane
• Sheboygan
• Waukesha
• Wood

See also

• United States presidential elections in Wisconsin

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1884 Presidential General Election Results – Wisconsin. August 18, 2016.
2. Wisconsin Historical Society, Tabular Statement of the votes given for Electors of President and Vice President of the United States at the General Election held in the several towns, wards, villages, and election districts in the several counties of the State of Wisconsin, on the Tuesday next succeeding the first Monday being the fourth day of November A.D. 1884