On November 4, 1884, Democrat Grover Cleveland defeated Republican James G. Blaine, ending a particularly acrimonious campaign.

The outcome of the presidential race was determined by the electoral vote of New York, which Cleveland won with a plurality of just 1,047 votes.

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In an effort to address the problem of voter fraud in presidential elections, Congress passed legislation in 1845 requiring the simultaneous selection of presidential electors in each state.

Prior to the enactment of this law, states selected presidential electors on different dates.

The new law stipulated that presidential electors be selected on the “Tuesday next after the first Monday in the month of November of the year in which they are to be appointed.”

The 1848 election was the first presidential election in which Americans in every state voted on the same day.

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