Grover Cleveland
★ President
- Born
- March 18, 1837
- Died
- June 24, 1908
- Age at death
- 71
- Home state
- New York
- Party
- Democratic
- In office
- 1885–1889, 1893–1897
- On the ballot
- 1882–1892
3-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Cleveland16.5M
Opponents16.9M
Total Electoral Votes
Cleveland664
Opponents582
4
Elections run
Between 1882 and 1892, Grover Cleveland ran in 4 elections across 2 offices (Governor and President), winning 3 and losing 1. Cleveland's biggest single-election total was 5,556,918 votes, in the 1892 U.S. presidential election. Cleveland's closest win came in the 1884 U.S. presidential election, decided by 23,005 votes.
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How many votes has Grover Cleveland received?
Grover Cleveland has received 16,507,531 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–1, plus 664 electoral votes.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1892 | Presidentwith Adlai E. Stevenson | Won | 5,556,918 (46.1%)277 EV | Benjamin Harrison (head-to-head) James B. Weaver |
| 1888 | Presidentwith Allen G. Thurman | Lost | 5,540,309 (48.6%)168 EV | Benjamin Harrison (head-to-head) |
| 1884 | Presidentwith Thomas A. Hendricks | Won | 4,874,986 (48.5%)219 EV | James G. Blaine |
| 1882 | GovernorNew York | Won | 535,31858.5% | Charles J. Folger |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q35171). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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