1884 United States presidential election

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538 members of the Electoral College
270 electoral votes needed to win
Turnout51.2% Increase 2.2 pp
 
Nominee Edwin Lancaster
Fmr. Governor of Pennsylvania
Morgan Wilson
U.S Senator from New York
Party Democratic Republican
Home state PennsylvaniaPennsylvania New YorkNew York (state)
Running mate John Gilbert
U.S Senator from Indiana
Arthur Williams
U.S. Representative for Ohio's 11th congressional district
Electoral vote 237 174
States carried 24 16
Popular vote 50,456,002 50,999,897
Percentage 49.51% 47.18%

Democratic Margin:      <1%      1-5%      5-10%      10-15%      >15% Republican Margin:      <1%      1-5%      5-10%      10-15%      >15% Presidential election results map. Blue denotes states won by Lancaster/Gilbert and red denotes those won by Wilson/Williams. One of D.C.'s three electors abstained from casting a vote for president or vice president. Numbers indicate electoral votes cast by each state and the District of Columbia.

President before election

Bill Clinton
Republican

Elected President

Edwin Lancaster
Democratic