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Grover Cleveland

Grover Cleveland ran for president in 1884, 1888, 1892 and won 2 times. Electoral votes, popular vote and the states won in each election.

Career in office and other elections

1892 Won

Democratic
Electoral votes
277of 444
Popular vote
5,554,61746.00%
States carried
24
Running mate
Adlai E. Stevenson

Opponents: Benjamin Harrison (145 EV), James B. Weaver (22 EV).

Alabama: wonAlaskaArizonaArkansas: wonCalifornia: wonColorado: lostConnecticut: wonDelaware: wonDistrict of ColumbiaFlorida: wonGeorgia: wonHawaiiIdaho: lostIllinois: wonIndiana: wonIowa: lostKansas: lostKentucky: wonLouisiana: wonMaine: lostMaryland: wonMassachusetts: lostMichigan: lostMinnesota: lostMississippi: wonMissouri: wonMontana: lostNebraska: lostNevada: lostNew Hampshire: lostNew Jersey: wonNew MexicoNew York: wonNorth Carolina: wonNorth Dakota: wonOhio: lostOklahomaOregon: lostPennsylvania: lostRhode Island: lostSouth Carolina: wonSouth Dakota: lostTennessee: wonTexas: wonUtahVermont: lostVirginia: wonWashington: lostWest Virginia: wonWisconsin: wonWyoming: lostVermont: lostNew Hampshire: lostMassachusetts: lostRhode Island: lostConnecticut: wonNew Jersey: wonDelaware: wonMaryland: wonDistrict of Columbia
States carried in 1892 (coloured), shaded by margin.

1888 Lost

Democratic
Electoral votes
168of 401
Popular vote
5,539,11848.60%
States carried
18
Running mate
Allen Thurman

Opponents: Benjamin Harrison (233 EV).

Carried: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia.

1884 Won

Democratic
Electoral votes
219of 401
Popular vote
4,915,58648.90%
States carried
20
Running mate
Thomas Hendricks

Opponents: James G. Blaine (182 EV).

Carried: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia.

Head-to-head

Questions and answers

How many times did Grover Cleveland run for president?

3 times (1884, 1888, 1892), winning in 1884 and 1892.

How many electoral votes did Grover Cleveland win?

1892: 277; 1888: 168; 1884: 219.

What share of the popular vote did Grover Cleveland get?

1892: 46.0% (5,554,617 votes); 1888: 48.6% (5,539,118 votes); 1884: 48.9% (4,915,586 votes).

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data