1880 United States presidential election in South Carolina

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1880 United States presidential election in South Carolina

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Nominee Winfield S. Hancock James A. Garfield Party Democratic Republican Home state Pennsylvania Ohio Running mate William H. English Chester A. Arthur Electoral vote 7 0 Popular vote 111,236 57,954 Percentage 65.51% 34.13%

County Results Hancock   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90–100% Garfield   50–60%   60–70%   90–100%

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

The 1880 United States presidential election in South Carolina took place on November 2, 1880, as part of the 1880 United States presidential election. Voters chose 7 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

South Carolina voted for the Democratic nominee, Winfield Scott Hancock, over the Republican nominee, James A. Garfield. Hancock won the state by a margin of 31.38%.

Results

1880 United States presidential election in South Carolina [1]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
				Count	%	Count	%
	Democratic	Winfield Scott Hancock of Pennsylvania	William Hayden English of Indiana	111,236	65.51%	7	100.00%
	Republican	James Abram Garfield of Ohio	Chester Alan Arthur of New York	57,954	34.13%	0	0.00%
	Greenback	James Baird Weaver of Iowa	Barzillai Jefferson Chambers of Texas	567	0.33%	0	0.00%
	N/A	Others	Others	36	0.02%	0	0.00%
Total				169,793	100.00%	7	100.00%

References

1. "1880 Presidential General Election Results - South Carolina".