1880 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania

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1880 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania
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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 vote290
Popular vote444,704407,428
Percentage50.84%46.57%

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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 Pennsylvania took place on November 2, 1880, as part of the 1880 United States presidential election. Voters chose 29 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Contents

Pennsylvania voted for the Republican nominee, James A. Garfield, over the Democratic nominee, Winfield Scott Hancock. Garfield won Pennsylvania by a margin of 4.27%. Had Hancock won the state, the election would have been decided by one electoral vote, like the 1876 election.

Results

1880 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania [1]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Republican James A. Garfield 444,70450.84%29
Democratic Winfield Scott Hancock 407,42846.57%0
Greenback James B. Weaver 20,6682.36%0
Prohibition Neal S. Dow 1,9390.22%0
Anti-Masonic John W. Phelps 440.01%0
Totals874,783100.0%29

Results by county

CountyJames Abram Garfield [2]
Republican
Winfield Scott Hancock [2]
Democratic
James Baird Weaver [3]
Greenback
Various candidates [3]
Other parties
MarginTotal votes cast
# %# %# %# %# %
Adams 3,13745.08%3,75253.92%690.99%00.00%-615-8.84%6,958
Allegheny 35,53959.85%22,09637.21%1,6362.76%1110.19%13,44322.64%59,382
Armstrong 4,72151.90%3,99143.88%3754.12%90.10%7308.03%9,096
Beaver 4,70056.40%3,49841.97%1291.55%70.08%1,20214.42%8,334
Bedford 3,63848.96%3,72350.10%530.71%170.23%-85-1.14%7,431
Berks 9,22534.99%16,95964.32%1790.68%20.01%-7,734-29.33%26,365
Blair 5,80853.95%4,72843.92%1951.81%350.33%1,08010.03%10,766
Bradford 8,15259.65%4,95036.22%4963.63%680.50%3,20223.43%13,666
Bucks 8,38549.19%8,62750.61%230.13%120.07%-242-1.42%17,047
Butler 5,26950.96%4,67845.24%3463.35%470.45%5915.72%10,340
Cambria 3,96245.61%4,55552.44%1501.73%190.22%-593-6.83%8,686
Cameron 64751.47%58246.30%272.15%10.08%655.17%1,257
Carbon 2,85744.47%3,46453.91%881.37%160.25%-607-9.45%6,425
Centre 3,60243.30%4,59855.28%991.19%190.23%-996-11.97%8,318
Chester 11,29859.25%7,52439.46%900.47%1560.82%3,77419.79%19,068
Clarion 2,93338.14%4,43357.65%3224.19%20.03%-1,500-19.51%7,690
Clearfield 3,10537.21%4,92859.05%2963.55%160.19%-1,823-21.85%8,345
Clinton 2,28441.82%3,11757.08%360.66%240.44%-833-15.25%5,461
Columbia 2,23631.70%4,59865.18%1922.72%280.40%-2,362-33.48%7,054
Crawford 7,19248.47%5,84739.41%1,75911.86%390.26%1,3459.07%14,837
Cumberland 4,43144.17%5,46254.45%1181.18%200.20%-1,031-10.28%10,031
Dauphin 8,57355.21%6,61942.62%3152.03%220.14%1,95412.58%15,529
Delaware 7,00860.84%4,47338.83%210.18%170.15%2,53522.01%11,519
Elk 72030.74%1,53465.50%883.76%00.00%-814-34.76%2,342
Erie 8,75255.12%6,47140.76%6414.04%130.08%2,28114.37%15,877
Fayette 4,92041.69%6,25052.96%6095.16%220.19%-1,330-11.27%11,801
Forest 37037.87%32533.27%28128.76%10.10%454.61%977
Franklin 5,37951.88%4,96447.88%40.04%210.20%4154.00%10,368
Fulton 85340.48%1,25259.42%00.00%20.09%-399-18.94%2,107
Greene 2,21033.85%4,27165.42%320.49%160.25%-2,061-31.57%6,529
Huntingdon 3,78752.36%3,03942.02%3935.43%140.19%74810.34%7,233
Indiana 4,61756.07%2,11925.73%1,48818.07%100.12%2,49830.34%8,234
Jefferson 2,75049.74%2,63547.66%1372.48%70.13%1152.08%5,529
Juniata 1,62543.86%1,99953.95%621.67%190.51%-374-10.09%3,705
Lackawanna 7,35749.80%7,17848.59%1511.02%880.60%1791.21%14,774
Lancaster 19,48964.11%10,78935.49%390.13%810.27%8,70028.62%30,398
Lawrence 4,36065.39%2,04730.70%1682.52%931.39%2,31334.69%6,668
Lebanon 5,04260.95%3,21838.90%70.08%60.07%1,82422.05%8,273
Lehigh 6,14442.49%8,29257.35%170.12%60.04%-2,148-14.86%14,459
Luzerne 11,02845.94%12,57552.38%3721.55%310.13%-1,547-6.44%24,006
Lycoming 4,95541.41%6,41653.61%5604.68%360.30%-1,461-12.21%11,967
McKean 3,69351.46%3,16944.15%2994.17%160.22%5247.30%7,177
Mercer 6,07951.33%5,02942.46%4904.14%2452.07%1,0508.87%11,843
Mifflin 2,07551.03%1,95548.08%250.61%110.27%1202.95%4,066
Monroe 96222.30%3,33477.28%170.39%10.02%-2,372-54.98%4,314
Montgomery 11,02649.75%11,02549.75%750.34%370.17%10.00%22,163
Montour 1,26539.36%1,86257.93%802.49%70.22%-597-18.57%3,214
Northampton 5,96137.90%9,65361.37%930.59%210.13%-3,692-23.47%15,728
Northumberland 4,84743.62%5,93153.38%3192.87%140.13%-1,084-9.76%11,111
Perry 3,03250.94%2,89448.62%00.00%260.44%1382.32%5,952
Philadelphia 97,22055.92%76,33043.91%2370.14%570.03%20,89012.02%173,844
Pike 53728.55%1,33270.81%100.53%20.11%-795-42.26%1,881
Potter 1,77356.00%1,13435.82%2558.05%40.13%63920.18%3,166
Schuylkill 9,33740.01%11,51149.32%2,48810.66%30.01%-2,174-9.31%23,339
Snyder 2,12056.75%1,57942.26%130.35%240.64%54114.48%3,736
Somerset 4,15061.72%2,50037.18%550.82%190.28%1,65024.54%6,724
Sullivan 62536.96%99458.78%724.26%00.00%-369-21.82%1,691
Susquehanna 5,03155.15%3,80241.67%2562.81%340.37%1,22913.47%9,123
Tioga 6,01860.17%2,81528.14%1,15111.51%180.18%3,20332.02%10,002
Union 2,25459.74%1,50239.81%110.29%60.16%75219.93%3,773
Venango 4,08948.32%3,57342.22%6858.10%1151.36%5166.10%8,462
Warren 3,20753.07%2,11835.05%68411.32%340.56%1,08918.02%6,043
Washington 6,45151.04%5,85046.29%3302.61%80.06%6014.76%12,639
Wayne 3,12246.88%3,42151.37%130.20%1031.55%-299-4.49%6,659
Westmoreland 7,11344.47%7,97549.86%8995.62%90.06%-862-5.39%15,996
Wyoming 1,78746.82%1,98351.95%381.00%90.24%-196-5.13%3,817
York 7,87040.43%11,58159.49%90.05%80.04%-3,711-19.06%19,468
Totals444,70450.84%407,42846.57%20,6672.36%1,9840.23%37,2764.26%874,783

See also

References

  1. "1880 Presidential General Election Results - Pennsylvania". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
  2. 1 2 Géoelections; Presidential election of 1880 Popular Vote (.xlsx file for €15)
  3. 1 2 Géoelections; Presidential election of 1880 Popular Vote for James B. Weaver (.xlsx file for €15)