1880 United States presidential election in Illinois

1880 United States presidential election in Illinois

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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 vote 21 0 Popular vote 318,036 277,321 Percentage 51.11% 44.56%

County Results Garfield   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90% Hancock   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%

President before election Rutherford B. Hayes Republican Elected President James A. Garfield Republican

The 1880 United States presidential election in Illinois took place on November 2, 1880, as part of the 1880 United States presidential election. Voters chose 21 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Illinois voted for the Republican nominee, James A. Garfield, over the Democratic nominee, Winfield Scott Hancock. Garfield won the state by a margin of 6.55%. ^[1]

Results

1880 United States presidential election in Illinois [2]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
				Count	%	Count	%
	Republican	James Abram Garfield of Ohio	Chester Alan Arthur of New York	318,036	51.11%	21	100.00%
	Democratic	Winfield Scott Hancock of Pennsylvania	William Hayden English of Indiana	277,321	44.56%	0	0.00%
	Greenback	James Baird Weaver of Iowa	Barzillai Jefferson Chambers of Texas	26,358	4.24%	0	0.00%
	Prohibition	Neal Dow of Maine	Henry Adams Thompson of Ohio	440	0.07%	0	0.00%
	Anti-Masonic	John Wolcott Phelps of Vermont	Samuel Clarke Pomeroy of Kansas	150	0.02%	0	0.00%
Total				622,305	100.00%	21	100.00%

See also

• United States presidential elections in Illinois

References

1. Humanities, National Endowment for the (November 10, 1880). "Chicago daily tribune. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1872-1963, November 10, 1880, Image 2". p. 2. ISSN   2572-9985 . Retrieved December 3, 2021.
2. "1880 Presidential General Election Results - Illinois".