1880 United States presidential election in Kansas

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1880 United States presidential election in Kansas
Flag of Kansas.svg
  1876 November 2, 1880 1884  
  James Abram Garfield, photo portrait seated (cropped).jpg WinfieldScottHancock2 (cropped 3x4).jpg James Weaver - Brady-Handy (cropped 3x4).jpg
Nominee James A. Garfield Winfield S. Hancock James B. Weaver
Party Republican Democratic Greenback
Home state Ohio Pennsylvania Iowa
Running mate Chester A. Arthur William H. English Barzillai J. Chambers
Electoral vote500
Popular vote121,54959,80119,851
Percentage60.40%29.72%9.86%

Kansas Presidential Election Results 1880.svg
County results
Garfield
  40–50%
  50–60%
  60–70%
  70–80%

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

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Kansas voted for the Republican nominee, James A. Garfield, over the Democratic nominee, Winfield Scott Hancock. Garfield won the state by a margin of 30.68 points.

With 60.40 percent of the popular vote, Kansas would be Garfield's fifth strongest victory in terms of percentage in the popular vote after Vermont, Nebraska, Minnesota and Rhode Island. [1] The state would also prove to be Weaver's fourth strongest state after Texas, Iowa, and Michigan.

Results

1880 United States presidential election in Kansas [2]
PartyCandidateRunning matePopular voteElectoral vote
Count%Count%
Republican James A. Garfield of Ohio Chester A. Arthur of New York 121,54960.40%5100.00%
Democratic Winfield Scott Hancock of Pennsylvania William Hayden English of Indiana 59,80129.72%00.00%
Greenback James B. Weaver of Iowa Barzillai J. Chambers of Texas 19,8519.86%00.00%
Anti-Masonic John W. Phelps of Vermont Samuel C. Pomeroy of Kansas 250.01%00.00%
Prohibition Neal Dow of Maine Henry Adams Thompson of Ohio 10<0.01%00.00%
Total201,236100.00%5100.00%

Results by county

1880 United States presidential election in Kansas by county [3] [4]
CountyJames Abram Garfield
Republican
Winfield Scott Hancock
Democratic
James Baird Weaver
Greenback
Various candidates
Other parties
MarginTotal votes cast
# %# %# %# %# %
Allen 1,57665.04%80333.14%441.82%00.00%77331.90%2,423
Anderson 1,12756.52%49724.92%37018.56%00.00%63031.59%1,994
Atchison 2,83556.28%2,13142.31%711.41%00.00%70413.98%5,037
Barber 26252.40%17535.00%6312.60%00.00%8717.40%500
Barton 1,17260.16%71436.65%623.18%00.00%45823.51%1,948
Bourbon 2,32060.34%1,16130.20%3649.47%00.00%1,15930.14%3,845
Brown 1,87565.01%89831.14%1073.71%40.14%97733.88%2,884
Butler 2,39860.68%1,12028.34%43410.98%00.00%1,27832.34%3,952
Chase 71649.41%32422.36%40928.23%00.00%307 [a] 21.19%1,449
Chautauqua 1,32157.21%65528.37%33314.42%00.00%66628.84%2,309
Cherokee 2,37448.34%1,68134.23%85517.41%10.02%69314.11%4,911
Clay 1,76566.23%53119.92%36913.85%00.00%1,23446.30%2,665
Cloud 2,15669.26%88828.53%652.09%40.13%1,26840.73%3,113
Coffey 1,42057.70%85134.58%1907.72%00.00%56923.12%2,461
Cowley 2,63060.09%1,55735.57%1904.34%00.00%1,07324.51%4,377
Crawford 1,90251.20%1,35636.50%45012.11%70.19%54614.70%3,715
Davis 70248.89%39927.79%33523.33%00.00%30321.10%1,436
Decatur 30761.65%16332.73%285.62%00.00%14428.92%498
Dickinson 1,95462.39%88628.29%2929.32%00.00%1,06834.10%3,132
Doniphan 2,06763.39%1,14335.05%511.56%00.00%92428.33%3,261
Douglas 3,04964.08%1,46230.73%2475.19%00.00%1,58733.35%4,758
Edwards 31375.42%10224.58%00.00%00.00%21150.84%415
Elk 1,27457.44%45820.65%48621.91%00.00%788 [a] 35.53%2,218
Ellis 68058.93%42036.40%544.68%00.00%26022.53%1,154
Ellsworth 1,07767.65%48330.34%322.01%00.00%59437.31%1,592
Ford 37054.65%28742.39%202.95%00.00%8312.26%677
Franklin 2,10856.45%72819.50%89824.05%00.00%1,210 [a] 32.40%3,734
Graham 49461.14%10412.87%21025.99%00.00%284 [a] 35.15%808
Greenwood 1,31156.39%66728.69%34714.92%00.00%64427.70%2,325
Harper 54654.06%29429.11%17016.83%00.00%25224.95%1,010
Harvey 1,55468.37%58425.69%1355.94%00.00%97042.67%2,273
Hodgeman 17666.17%5219.55%3814.29%00.00%12446.62%266
Jackson 1,50463.46%85235.95%140.59%00.00%65227.51%2,370
Jefferson 1,97657.21%1,39740.45%782.26%30.09%57916.76%3,454
Jewell 2,19963.17%88325.37%39911.46%00.00%1,31637.81%3,481
Johnson 2,13258.06%1,18032.14%3549.64%60.16%95225.93%3,672
Kingman 43660.47%20027.74%8511.79%00.00%23632.73%721
Labette 2,72059.09%1,46231.76%4209.12%10.02%1,25827.33%4,603
Leavenworth 3,18654.29%2,50842.73%1752.98%00.00%67811.55%5,869
Lincoln 95762.55%41927.39%15410.07%00.00%53835.16%1,530
Linn 1,99060.12%74522.51%57517.37%00.00%1,24537.61%3,310
Lyon 2,39865.34%87023.71%40210.95%00.00%1,52841.63%3,670
Marion 1,23960.50%53826.27%27113.23%00.00%70134.23%2,048
Marshall 2,27661.50%99826.97%42711.54%00.00%1,27834.53%3,701
McPherson 2,22566.74%56416.92%54516.35%00.00%1,66149.82%3,334
Miami 2,01053.06%1,32434.95%45411.99%00.00%68618.11%3,788
Mitchell 1,72862.61%79728.88%2358.51%00.00%93133.73%2,760
Montgomery 1,77647.17%1,29534.40%69418.43%00.00%48112.78%3,765
Morris 1,28263.75%55027.35%1798.90%00.00%73236.40%2,011
Nemaha 1,75565.14%93434.67%50.19%00.00%82130.48%2,694
Neosho 1,47151.08%94832.92%46116.01%00.00%52318.16%2,880
Ness 31558.99%12924.16%9016.85%00.00%18634.83%534
Norton 76158.72%33726.00%19815.28%00.00%42432.72%1,296
Osage 2,70461.40%90720.59%79318.01%00.00%1,79740.80%4,404
Osborne 1,44668.99%58928.10%612.91%00.00%85740.89%2,096
Ottawa 1,44362.74%52422.78%33314.48%00.00%91939.96%2,300
Pawnee 69773.45%23524.76%171.79%00.00%46248.68%949
Phillips 1,26161.97%55327.17%22110.86%00.00%70834.79%2,035
Pottawatomie 2,13960.41%1,17833.27%2246.33%00.00%96127.14%3,541
Pratt 19660.12%9729.75%3310.12%00.00%9930.37%326
Reno 1,38463.72%53624.68%25211.60%00.00%84839.04%2,172
Republic 1,87569.78%66124.60%1515.62%00.00%1,21445.18%2,687
Rice 1,10857.62%49625.79%31416.33%50.26%61231.83%1,923
Riley 1,48467.21%37717.07%34715.72%00.00%1,10750.14%2,208
Rooks 80554.80%33823.01%32622.19%00.00%46731.79%1,469
Rush 54267.33%23829.57%212.61%40.50%30437.76%805
Russell 93268.38%31723.26%1148.36%00.00%61545.12%1,363
Saline 1,95067.64%83829.07%953.30%00.00%1,11238.57%2,883
Sedgwick 2,28857.11%1,35433.80%3649.09%00.00%93423.32%4,006
Shawnee 4,40372.49%1,54825.49%1232.03%00.00%2,85547.00%6,074
Sheridan 9344.50%5224.88%6430.62%00.00%29 [a] 13.88%209
Smith 1,52562.32%51721.13%40516.55%00.00%1,00841.19%2,447
Stafford 53067.77%19224.55%607.67%00.00%33843.22%782
Sumner 2,07351.55%1,41935.29%52913.16%00.00%65416.26%4,021
Trego 33271.09%10722.91%286.00%00.00%22548.18%467
Wabaunsee 1,27969.97%51027.90%392.13%00.00%76942.07%1,828
Washington 1,95764.91%82727.43%2317.66%00.00%1,13037.48%3,015
Wilson 1,62856.61%72125.07%52718.32%00.00%90731.54%2,876
Woodson 89866.82%43732.51%90.67%00.00%46134.30%1,344
Wyandotte 2,41055.09%1,72939.52%2365.39%00.00%68115.57%4,375
Totals121,54960.40%59,80129.72%19,8519.86%350.02%61,74830.68%201,236

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 In this county where Weaver ran second ahead of Hancock, margin given is Garfield vote minus Weaver vote and percentage margin Garfield percentage minus Weaver percentage.

References

  1. "1880 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  2. "1880 Presidential General Election Results — Kansas".
  3. "Presidential election of 1880 Popular Vote". Géoelections. (.xlsx file for €15)
  4. "Presidential election of 1880 Popular Vote for James B. Weaver". Géoelections. (.xlsx file for €15)