United States presidential election in Virginia, 1880

United States presidential election in Virginia, 1880
Virginia
November 2, 1880
 
Nominee Winfield S. Hancock James A. Garfield
Party Democratic Republican
Home state Pennsylvania Ohio
Running mate William H. English Chester A. Arthur
Electoral vote 11 0
Popular vote 128,083 83,533
Percentage 60.53% 39.47%
President before election

Rutherford B. Hayes
Republican

 Elected President

James A. Garfield
Republican

Elections in Virginia

The 1880 United States presidential election in Virginia took place on November 2, 1880, as part of the 1880 United States presidential election. Voters chose eleven representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Virginia voted for the Democratic candidate, Major General Winfield S. Hancock over the Republican candidate, U.S. Representative James A. Garfield. Hancock won Virginia comfortably by a margin of 21.05%.

Results

United States presidential election in Virginia, 1880[1]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Democratic Winfield S. Hancock 128,083 60.53% 11
Republican James A. Garfield 83,533 39.47% 0
Totals 211,616 100.0% 11

References

  1. ↑ "1880 Presidential General Election Results - Virginia". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
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