1880 United States presidential election in Connecticut

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1880 United States presidential election in Connecticut
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  1876 November 2, 1880 1884  
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Nominee James A. Garfield Winfield S. Hancock
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Ohio Pennsylvania
Running mate Chester A. Arthur William H. English
Electoral vote60
Popular vote67,07164,411
Percentage50.51%48.50%

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President before election

Rutherford B. Hayes
Republican

Elected President

James A. Garfield
Republican

The 1880 United States presidential election in Connecticut took place in Connecticut on November 2, 1880, as part of the 1880 United States presidential election. Voters chose six representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

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Connecticut voted for the Republican nominee, James A. Garfield, over the Democratic nominee, Winfield Scott Hancock by a narrow margin of 2.01%. This would be the last time a Republican would carry the state until William McKinley in 1896.

Results

1880 United States presidential election in Connecticut [1]
PartyCandidateRunning matePopular voteElectoral vote
Count%Count%
Republican James Abram Garfield of Ohio Chester Alan Arthur of New York 67,07150.51%6100.00%
Democratic Winfield Scott Hancock of Pennsylvania William Hayden English of Indiana 64,41148.50%00.00%
Greenback James Baird Weaver of Iowa Barzillai Jefferson Chambers of Texas 8680.65%00.00%
Prohibition Neal Dow of Maine Henry Adams Thompson of Ohio 4090.31%00.00%
N/AOthersOthers390.03%00.00%
Total132,798100.00%6100.00%

See also

References

  1. "1880 Presidential General Election Results - Connecticut".