Maine 's 3rd congressional district , 1862 : James G. Blaine ( R ) – 9,971 ( 58.13 % ) Albert P. Gould ( D ) – 6,549 ( 38.18 % ) '' Others '' – 634 ( 3.70 % ) Maine 's 3rd congressional district , 1864 : James G. Blaine ( U ) – 14,055 ( 59.10 % ) Albert P. Gould ( D ) – 9,727 ( 40.90 % ) Maine 's 3rd congressional district , 1866 : James G. Blaine ( R ) – 14,909 ( 64.13 % ) Solyman Heath ( D ) – 8,338 ( 35.87 % ) Maine 's 3rd congressional district , 1868 : James G. Blaine ( R ) – 16,127 ( 57.38 % ) E. Wilder Farley ( D ) – 11,981 ( 42.63 % ) Maine 's 3rd congressional district , 1870 : James G. Blaine ( R ) – 11,590 ( 55.56 % ) E. Wilder Farley ( D ) – 9,270 ( 44.44 % ) Maine 's 3rd congressional district , 1872 : James G. Blaine ( R ) – 15,084 ( 56.60 % ) Thomas S. Lang ( D ) – 11,566 ( 43.40 % ) Maine 's 3rd congressional district , 1874 : James G. Blaine ( R ) – 11,524 ( 57.00 % ) Edward K. O'Brien ( D ) – 8,694 ( 43.00 % ) 1869 Speaker of the House election ( Regular ) : James G. Blaine ( R – ME ) – 135 ( 70.31 % ) Michael C. Kerr ( D – IN ) – 57 ( 29.69 % ) 1871 Speaker of the House election : James G. Blaine ( R – ME ) – 126 ( 57.80 % ) George W. Morgan ( D – OH ) – 92 ( 42.20 % ) 1873 Speaker of the House election : James G. Blaine ( R – ME ) – 189 ( 70.26 ) Fernando Wood ( D – NY ) – 76 ( 28.25 % ) '' Others '' – 4 ( 1.49 % ) 1875 Speaker of the House election : Michael C. Kerr ( D – IN ) – 173 ( 61.35 % ) James G. Blaine ( R – ME ) – 106 ( 37.59 % ) '' Others '' – 3 ( 1.06 % ) 1877 Maine United States Senate election ( elected by state legislature ) : James G. Blaine ( R ) – 139 ( 62.61 % ) William P. Haines ( D ) – 83 ( 37.39 % ) 1876 Republican National Convention presidential nomination vote tally • 7th ( final ) ballot : Rutherford B. Hayes – 384 James G. Blaine – 351 Benjamin Bristow – 21 1880 Republican National Convention presidential nomination vote tally • 36th ( final ) ballot : James A. Garfield – 399 Ulysses S. Grant – 306 James G. Blaine – 42 '' Others '' – 8 1884 Republican National Convention presidential nomination vote tally • 4th ( final ) ballot : James G. Blaine – 541 Chester A. Arthur – 207 George F. Edmunds – 41 '' Others '' – 24 1884 United States presidential election : Grover Cleveland of New York and Thomas A. Hendricks of Indiana ( D ) Popular vote : 4,914,482 ( 48.85 % ) Electoral votes : 219 ( 54.60 % ) James G. Blaine of Maine and John A. Logan of Illinois ( R ) Popular vote : 4,856,903 ( 48.28 % ) Electoral votes : 182 ( 45.4 % ) Benjamin Butler of Massachusetts and Absolom M. West of Mississippi ( G ) Popular vote : 150,890 ( 1.50 % ) Electoral votes : 0 John St. John of Kansas and William Daniel of Maryland ( P ) Popular vote : 134,294 ( 1.33 % ) Electoral votes : 0 '' Other candidates '' Popular vote : 3,576 ( 0.04 % ) Electoral votes : 0
1880 Republican National Convention
1880 Republican National Convention
Electoral history of James G. Blaine