Weaver had won in 1880, accelerating the decline of the Greenback Party. This was the last presidential election the party contested; it collapsed after failing to nominate a ticket in 1888. In Burke County, Georgia, 897 votes were cast for bolting "Whig Republican" electors for president (they were not counted for Blaine). The Republicans won in 20 of the 33 cities with populations over 50,000 outside the southern U.S. Source (Popular Vote): Source (Electoral Vote): Geography of results Cartographic gallery Results by state Source: Data from Walter Dean Burnham, Presidential ballots, 1836–1892 (Johns Hopkins University Press, 1955) pp 247–57. Close states Margin of victory less than 1% (55 electoral votes): New York, 0.10% (1,149 votes) (tipping point state) Michigan, 0.82% (3,308 votes) Connecticut, 0.94% (1,284 votes) Margin of victory between 1% and 5% (117 electoral votes): Indiana, 1.32% (6,516 votes) New Jersey, 1.67% (4,358 votes) Virginia, 2.15% (6,135 votes) West Virginia, 3.19% (4,215 votes) Tennessee, 3.72% (9,669 votes) Illinois, 3.73% (25,118 votes) Ohio, 4.05% (31,802 votes) Oregon, 4.28% (2,256 votes) Wisconsin, 4.59% (14,682 votes) New Hampshire, 4.80% (4,056 votes) Margin of victory between 5% and 10% (104 electoral votes): Iowa, 5.24% (19,773 votes) Maryland, 5.98% (11,118 votes) Florida, 6.23% (3,738 votes) California, 6.64% (13,081 votes) North Carolina, 6.66% (17,884 votes) Missouri, 7.47% (32,942 votes) Massachusetts, 8.03% (24,372 votes) Pennsylvania, 9.52% (86,019 votes) See also American election campaigns in the 19th century History of the United States (1865–1918) First inauguration of Grover Cleveland 1884 United States House of Representatives elections 1884–85 United States Senate elections President of the United States Third Party System Notes References Sources Hirsch, Mark. "Election of 1884," in History of Presidential Elections: Volume III 1848–1896, ed. Arthur Schlesinger and Fred Israel (1971), 3:1578. Norgren, Jill. Belva Lockwood: The Woman Who Would be President (2007). online version, focus on 1884 Summers, Mark Wahlgren. Rum, Romanism, and Rebellion: The Making of a President, 1884 (2000) online version "1884 Election Cleveland v. Blaine Overview", HarpWeek, July 26, 2008. Thomas, Harrison Cook, The return of the Democratic Party to power in 1884 (1919) online Primary sources Chester, Edward W A guide to political platforms (1977) online Porter, Kirk H. and Donald Bruce Johnson, eds. National party platforms, 1840-1964 (1965) online 1840-1956 External links Presidential Election of 1884: A Resource Guide from the Library of Congress 1884 popular vote by counties Election of 1884 in Counting the Votes Presidencies of Grover Cleveland