1880 United States presidential election in Minnesota

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1880 United States presidential election in Minnesota
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  1876 November 2, 1880 1884  
  James Abram Garfield, photo portrait seated (cropped).jpg WinfieldScottHancock2 (cropped 3x4).jpg
Nominee James A. Garfield Winfield S. Hancock
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Ohio Pennsylvania
Running mate Chester A. Arthur William H. English
Electoral vote50
Popular vote93,90253,315
Percentage62.28%35.36%

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County Results

President before election

Rutherford B. Hayes
Republican

Elected President

James A. Garfield
Republican

The 1880 United States presidential election in Minnesota 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.

Contents

Minnesota voted for the Republican nominee, James A. Garfield, over the Democratic nominee, Winfield Scott Hancock. Garfield won the state by a margin of 26.92%.

With 62.28% of the popular vote, Minnesota would be Garfield's third strongest victory in terms of percentage in the popular vote after Vermont and Nebraska. [1]

Results

1880 United States presidential election in Minnesota [2]
PartyCandidateRunning matePopular voteElectoral vote
Count%Count%
Republican James Abram Garfield of Ohio Chester Alan Arthur of New York 93,90262.87%3100.00%
Democratic Winfield Scott Hancock of Pennsylvania William Hayden English of Indiana 53,31535.36%00.00%
Greenback James Baird Weaver of Iowa Barzillai Jefferson Chambers of Texas 3,2672.17%00.00%
Prohibition Neal Dow of Maine Henry Adams Thompson of Ohio 2860.19%00.00%
Total150,770100.00%5100.00%

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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 - Minnesota".