1880 United States presidential election in Michigan

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1880 United States presidential election in Michigan
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  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 vote1100
Popular vote185,335131,59734,895
Percentage52.49%37.27%9.88%

Michigan Presidential Election Results 1880.svg
County Results

President before election

Rutherford B. Hayes
Republican

Elected President

James A. Garfield
Republican

The 1880 United States presidential election in Michigan took place on November 2, 1880, as part of the 1880 United States presidential election. Voters chose 11 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.

Contents

Michigan voted for Republican nominees James A. Garfield of Ohio and his running mate Chester A. Arthur over Democratic candidates Winfield Scott Hancock of Pennsylvania and running mate William Hayden English and Greenback candidates James B. Weaver of Iowa and his running mate Barzillai J. Chambers of Texas.

With 9.88% of the popular vote, Michigan would prove to be Weaver's third strongest state in terms of popular vote percentage after Texas and Iowa. [1]

Results

1880 United States presidential election in Michigan [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican James A. Garfield 185,335 52.49%
Democratic Winfield Scott Hancock 131,59737.27%
Greenback James B. Weaver 34,8959.88%
Prohibition Neal Dow 9400.27%
Anti-Masonic John W. Phelps 3120.09%
Total votes353,079 100%

Results by county

County [3] James Abram Garfield
Republican
Winfield Scott Hancock
Democratic
James Baird Weaver [4]
Greenback
Various candidates [4]
Other parties
MarginTotal votes cast
# %# %# %# %# %
Alcona 38659.66%25238.95%91.39%00.00%13420.71%647
Allegan 4,69356.34%2,37628.52%1,20914.51%520.62%2,31727.82%8,330
Alpena 96052.40%83445.52%382.07%00.00%1266.88%1,832
Antrim 60061.92%15315.79%21522.19%10.10%385. [lower-alpha 1] 39.73%969
Baraga 17343.36%22456.14%00.00%20.50%-51-12.78%399
Barry 3,08349.13%1,02016.25%2,12933.93%430.69%954 [lower-alpha 1] 15.20%6,275
Bay 2,40438.74%2,06833.32%1,73427.94%00.00%3365.41%6,206
Benzie 44958.85%17022.28%14218.61%20.26%27936.57%763
Berrien 4,53552.60%3,53641.02%5406.26%100.12%99911.59%8,621
Branch 4,12159.28%1,19517.19%1,62623.39%100.14%2,495 [lower-alpha 1] 35.89%6,952
Calhoun 5,18756.37%3,14334.16%8449.17%270.29%2,04422.21%9,201
Cass 2,85952.42%2,18039.97%4157.61%00.00%67912.45%5,454
Charlevoix 78467.12%30426.03%786.68%20.17%48041.10%1,168
Cheboygan 60648.64%54143.42%997.95%00.00%655.22%1,246
Chippewa 39653.15%34746.58%20.27%00.00%496.58%745
Clare 48854.10%37041.02%444.88%00.00%11813.08%902
Clinton 3,29948.03%2,79740.73%75611.01%160.23%5027.31%6,868
Crawford 18353.04%14241.16%205.80%00.00%4111.88%345
Delta 70861.30%44138.18%60.52%00.00%26723.12%1,155
Eaton 4,19553.98%2,68134.50%80910.41%871.12%1,51419.48%7,772
Emmet 81456.96%49534.64%1188.26%20.14%31922.32%1,429
Genesee 4,93454.76%3,08634.25%92510.27%660.73%1,84820.51%9,011
Gladwin 16038.83%24358.98%71.70%20.49%-83-20.15%412
Grand Traverse 1,35673.14%42823.09%703.78%00.00%92850.05%1,854
Gratiot 2,54850.84%1,48929.71%96519.25%100.20%1,05921.13%5,012
Hillsdale 4,90959.50%1,95123.65%1,36516.54%260.32%2,95835.85%8,251
Houghton 2,10061.48%1,31138.38%00.00%50.15%78923.10%3,416
Huron 1,71356.93%1,24541.38%421.40%90.30%46815.55%3,009
Ingham 3,98447.26%3,41240.47%1,00511.92%290.34%5726.79%8,430
Ionia 4,21052.20%2,54231.52%1,25715.59%560.69%1,66820.68%8,065
Iosco 80960.96%51338.66%50.38%00.00%29622.31%1,327
Isabella 1,43856.00%99638.79%1295.02%50.19%44217.21%2,568
Jackson 4,48644.17%3,74336.86%1,81017.82%1171.15%7437.32%10,156
Kalamazoo 4,47855.46%3,04437.70%5506.81%20.02%1,43417.76%8,074
Kalkaska 49671.16%17024.39%314.45%00.00%32646.77%697
Kent 8,31350.26%5,11530.92%3,03718.36%760.46%3,19819.33%16,541
Keweenaw 59169.28%26230.72%00.00%00.00%32938.57%853
Lake 57967.96%26631.22%60.70%10.12%31336.74%852
Lapeer 3,44055.31%2,60641.90%1712.75%30.05%83413.41%6,220
Leelanau 59448.61%54544.60%836.79%00.00%494.01%1,222
Lenawee 6,45152.55%5,24642.73%4023.27%1771.44%1,2059.82%12,276
Livingston 2,87948.35%2,81947.34%2313.88%260.44%601.01%5,955
Mackinac 14532.88%29667.12%00.00%00.00%-151-34.24%441
Macomb 3,13747.77%3,21849.00%2013.06%110.17%-81-1.23%6,567
Manistee 1,18951.70%87037.83%24010.43%10.04%31913.87%2,300
Manitou 3419.65%13980.35%00.00%00.00%-105-60.69%173
Marquette 2,43465.08%1,27133.98%140.37%210.56%1,16331.10%3,740
Mason 1,26760.08%76636.32%763.60%00.00%50123.76%2,109
Mecosta 1,62158.99%85231.00%27510.01%00.00%76927.98%2,748
Menominee 1,38060.90%88038.83%40.18%20.09%50022.07%2,266
Midland 76149.84%40526.52%35523.25%60.39%35623.31%1,527
Missaukee 26662.74%12128.54%378.73%00.00%14534.20%424
Monroe 3,17844.67%3,70152.02%2243.15%120.17%-523-7.35%7,115
Montcalm 4,16354.06%2,77035.97%7639.91%40.05%1,39318.09%7,700
Muskegon 2,80757.90%1,68034.65%3587.38%30.06%1,12723.25%4,848
Newaygo 1,49247.79%62520.02%99431.84%110.35%498 [lower-alpha 1] 15.95%3,122
Oakland 5,37049.35%5,15047.33%3182.92%440.40%2202.02%10,882
Oceana 1,48160.06%48219.55%50120.32%20.08%980 [lower-alpha 1] 39.74%2,466
Ogemaw 26451.46%19137.23%5811.31%00.00%7314.23%513
Ontonagon 22848.31%21846.19%255.30%10.21%102.12%472
Osceola 1,22566.18%58131.39%231.24%221.19%64434.79%1,851
Otsego 32851.74%21734.23%8112.78%81.26%11117.51%634
Ottawa 3,28452.93%2,01932.54%78412.64%1171.89%1,26520.39%6,204
Presque Isle 21659.83%14540.17%00.00%00.00%7119.67%361
Roscommon 33532.81%59658.37%908.81%00.00%-261-25.56%1,021
Saginaw 5,20746.78%5,30447.65%6095.47%120.11%-97-0.87%11,132
Sanilac 2,23860.13%1,29634.82%1865.00%20.05%94225.31%3,722
Schoolcraft 15779.29%4120.71%00.00%00.00%11658.59%198
Shiawassee 3,34751.39%1,97230.28%1,16717.92%270.41%1,37521.11%6,513
St. Clair 4,21950.09%3,43940.83%7589.00%70.08%7809.26%8,423
St. Joseph 3,14448.50%2,10232.42%1,23118.99%60.09%1,04216.07%6,483
Tuscola 2,99961.47%1,51731.09%3587.34%50.10%1,48230.38%4,879
Van Buren 4,13157.25%2,00427.77%1,06214.72%190.26%2,12729.48%7,216
Washtenaw 4,62946.55%4,95749.85%3333.35%250.25%-328-3.30%9,944
Wayne 16,15750.56%15,06447.14%7182.25%180.06%1,0933.42%31,957
Wexford 1,11167.54%40624.68%1287.78%00.00%70542.86%1,645
Totals185,33552.49%131,59637.27%34,8959.88%1,2500.35%51,74915.22%353,076

See also

Notes

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

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References

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  2. "1880 Presidential General Election Results - Michigan" . Retrieved April 3, 2018.
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