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The 1880 elections

Winfield Scott Hancock (D) faced James A. Garfield (R); Garfield won the presidency. National popular vote: D+5.9.

1880 presidential election
GarfieldD+5.9
1880 presidential margin by stateA map of the United States with each state filled by its 1880 result — deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), and gold where an independent or third-party candidate carried the state.Alabama · D+22.9 · 10 electoral votesAlaska · —Arizona · —Colorado · R+5.2 · 3 electoral votesFlorida · — · 4 electoral votesGeorgia · — · 11 electoral votesIndiana · — · 15 electoral votesKansas · — · 5 electoral votesMaine · — · 7 electoral votesMassachusetts · — · 13 electoral votesMinnesota · — · 5 electoral votesNew Jersey · — · 9 electoral votesNorth Carolina · — · 10 electoral votesNorth Dakota · —Oklahoma · —Pennsylvania · — · 29 electoral votesSouth Dakota · —Texas · — · 8 electoral votesWyoming · —Connecticut · R+2.0 · 6 electoral votesMissouri · — · 15 electoral votesWest Virginia · — · 5 electoral votesIllinois · — · 21 electoral votesNew Mexico · —Arkansas · — · 6 electoral votesCalifornia · D+0.1 · 6 electoral votesDelaware · D+8.3 · 3 electoral votesDistrict of Columbia · —Hawaii · —Iowa · — · 11 electoral votesKentucky · — · 12 electoral votesMaryland · — · 8 electoral votesMichigan · — · 11 electoral votesMississippi · — · 8 electoral votesMontana · —New Hampshire · — · 5 electoral votesNew York · — · 35 electoral votesOhio · — · 22 electoral votesOregon · — · 3 electoral votesTennessee · — · 12 electoral votesUtah · —Virginia · — · 11 electoral votesWashington · —Wisconsin · — · 10 electoral votesNebraska · — · 3 electoral votesSouth Carolina · — · 7 electoral votesIdaho · —Nevada · — · 3 electoral votesVermont · — · 5 electoral votesLouisiana · — · 8 electoral votesRhode Island · — · 4 electoral votes
1880presidential margin
D+60
R+60
Fifty states and DC, each filled by its 1880 result. Hover any state for the detail and its electoral votes.
Smaller states, enlarged
CTR+2.06 EVDED+8.33 EV
Blue and red show the Democratic-vs-Republican margin; gold marks a state an independent or third-party candidate carried.
President — national popular vote
Winfield Scott Hancock (D) vs James A. Garfield (R)
Hancock (D)
264,626
52.0%
Garfield (R)
234,599
46.1%
All others
9,485
1.9%
Margin
D+5.9

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Governor coverage is 2018–2024 (the precinct-data era); odd-year states (NJ/VA) and earlier cycles are pending sourcing. See the methodology for series notes.