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American presidential election, 1884
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Category: History & Society
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November 4, 1884
Participants:
James G. Blaine
Benjamin F. Butler
Grover Cleveland
Thomas A. Hendricks
John A. Logan
John Saint John
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United States presidential election of 1884, American presidential election held on Nov. 4, 1884, in which Democrat Grover Cleveland defeated Republican James G. Blaine. The election was marked by bitter mudslinging and scandalous accusations that overshadowed substantive issues such as civil service reform. The nominating conventions for both parties were held in Chicago (the Republican convention was in early June, and the Democratic convention was held a month later). In a third successive bid for the Republican presidential nomination, Blaine won on the fourth ballot, defeating the incumbent Republican president, Chester A. Arthur, who had succeeded to the presidency upon ...(100 of 541 words)

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