1884 U.S. Presidential Election

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Following the first two term Presidency since Abraham Lincoln, America is put to the task of selecting a successor. Running as Tilden's successor, both in economic policy and in support for civil service reform, is the Democrat, Governor Grover Cleveland of New York. Running as a non-machinist Republican, supporting a raise in tariffs and civil rights protection for African-Americans, is Senator George F. Edmunds of Vermont. Finally are the two other candidates. Benjamin Butler, the Greenback candidate, and John St. John, the Prohibition candidate.

Governor S. Grover Cleveland (D-NY)/Former Vice President Thomas A. Hendricks (D-IN)

Senator George F. Edmunds (R-VT)/Senator John A. Logan (R-IL)

Governor Benjamin F. Butler (GB-MA)/Former Senator David B. Davis (I-IL)

Former Governor John St. John (P-KS)/Former State Legislator William Daniel (P-MD)

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If this forum elects McKinley or Bryan over Debs I will has a sad.

Oh, McKinley would be a wonderful surprise and Bryan would be all too predictable, though Debs might steal his spotlight.

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Beautiful. Cleveland takes the lead.

1876 and 1880 have shown that the Dems do quite well with the later turnout, no surprise that it worked now. The only question is: can they hold it?

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I think it's safe to declare Grover Cleveland is elected the next President of the United States of America!

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Map?

It'll come eventually. I'm currently trying to decide how it'll "look right".

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The 1884 United States Presidential Election
Like in 1880, the election would be another close victory for the Democrats. Despite the Panic of 1881, the economy had settled and much of the steam that Greenbacks had built nationwide in the 1882 elections had dissipated, except in the West. There, miners and farmers, largely poor, sought inflationary policies for different reasons. The Butler campaign had been able to win previously Republican miners by running a pro-silver campaign in states like Nevada and Colorado, while sticking to their national platform elsewhere. However, with Edmunds, Butler, and St. John all splitting the left-wing vote in the nation, Grover Cleveland was able to win a third consecutive Democratic term running on a platform of maintaining the gold standard and continued civil service reform.

Governor S. Grover Cleveland (Democrat-New York)/Former Vice President Thomas Hendricks (Democrat-Indiana) 208 electoral votes, 40% of the popular vote
Senator George F. Edmunds (Republican-Vermont)/Senator John A. Logan (Republican-Illinois) 113 electoral votes, 32.5% of the popular vote
Governor Benjamin F. Butler (Greenback-Massachusetts)/Former Senator David B. Davis (Independent-Illinois) 80 electoral votes, 25% of the popular vote
Former Governor John St. John (Prohibition-Kansas)/Former Member of the State Legislature William Daniel (Prohibition-Maryland) 0 electoral votes, 2.5%