1880 Presidential Election

November 2, 1880 · The Gilded Age · 369 electoral votes, 185 to win

Garfield's popular margin over Hancock was under two thousand votes nationally, the narrowest ever recorded, though the Electoral College was comfortable. He was assassinated within a year.

Elected

James A. Garfield

Republican

Electoral vote

214 of 369

Popular vote

48.3%

4,446,158 votes

Turnout

79.4%

The result

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James A. Garfield

Republican · 48.30% of votes

214

electoral votes

Winfield Scott Hancock

Democratic · 48.30% of votes

155

electoral votes

James B. Weaver

Greenback · 3.35% of votes

—

electoral votes

Neal Dow

Prohibition · 0.11% of votes

—

electoral votes

John W. Phelps

Anti-Masonic · 0.01% of votes

—

electoral votes


James A. Garfield	Republican	Chester A. Arthur	214	4,446,158	48.30%	19
Winfield Scott Hancock	Democratic	William Hayden English	155	4,444,260	48.30%	19
James B. Weaver	Greenback	Barzillai J. Chambers	—	308,649	3.35%	—
Neal Dow	Prohibition	Henry Adams Thompson	—	10,364	0.11%	—
John W. Phelps	Anti-Masonic	Samuel C. Pomeroy	—	1,045	0.01%	—

9,210,476 votes recorded for the candidates listed.

Results by state

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Alabama

Winfield Scott Hancock · 60.0% · runner-up James A. Garfield 37.1%

electoral votes

Arkansas

Winfield Scott Hancock · 56.1% · runner-up James A. Garfield 38.7%

electoral votes

California

Winfield Scott Hancock · 49.0% · runner-up James A. Garfield 48.9%

1 Garfield · 5 Hancock

electoral votes

Colorado

James A. Garfield · 51.3% · runner-up Winfield Scott Hancock 46.0%

electoral votes

Connecticut

James A. Garfield · 50.5% · runner-up Winfield Scott Hancock 48.5%

electoral votes

Delaware

Winfield Scott Hancock · 51.5% · runner-up James A. Garfield 48.0%

electoral votes

Florida

Winfield Scott Hancock · 54.2% · runner-up James A. Garfield 45.8%

electoral votes

Georgia

Winfield Scott Hancock · 65.4% · runner-up James A. Garfield 34.6%

electoral votes

Illinois

James A. Garfield · 51.1% · runner-up Winfield Scott Hancock 44.6%

electoral votes

Indiana

James A. Garfield · 49.3% · runner-up Winfield Scott Hancock 47.9%

electoral votes

Iowa

James A. Garfield · 56.9% · runner-up Winfield Scott Hancock 32.8%

electoral votes

Kansas

James A. Garfield · 60.4% · runner-up Winfield Scott Hancock 29.7%

electoral votes


Alabama	Winfield Scott Hancock	60.0%	10	James A. Garfield · 37.1%
Arkansas	Winfield Scott Hancock	56.1%	6	James A. Garfield · 38.7%
California	Winfield Scott Hancock	49.0%	1 Garfield · 5 Hancock	James A. Garfield · 48.9%
Colorado	James A. Garfield	51.3%	3	Winfield Scott Hancock · 46.0%
Connecticut	James A. Garfield	50.5%	6	Winfield Scott Hancock · 48.5%
Delaware	Winfield Scott Hancock	51.5%	3	James A. Garfield · 48.0%
Florida	Winfield Scott Hancock	54.2%	4	James A. Garfield · 45.8%
Georgia	Winfield Scott Hancock	65.4%	11	James A. Garfield · 34.6%
Illinois	James A. Garfield	51.1%	21	Winfield Scott Hancock · 44.6%
Indiana	James A. Garfield	49.3%	15	Winfield Scott Hancock · 47.9%
Iowa	James A. Garfield	56.9%	11	Winfield Scott Hancock · 32.8%
Kansas	James A. Garfield	60.4%	5	Winfield Scott Hancock · 29.7%
Kentucky	Winfield Scott Hancock	55.7%	12	James A. Garfield · 39.9%
Louisiana	Winfield Scott Hancock	62.3%	8	James A. Garfield · 37.3%
Maine	James A. Garfield	51.5%	7	Winfield Scott Hancock · 45.3%
Maryland	Winfield Scott Hancock	54.4%	8	James A. Garfield · 45.6%
Massachusetts	James A. Garfield	58.5%	13	Winfield Scott Hancock · 39.6%
Michigan	James A. Garfield	52.5%	11	Winfield Scott Hancock · 37.3%
Minnesota	James A. Garfield	62.3%	8	Winfield Scott Hancock · 35.4%
Mississippi	Winfield Scott Hancock	64.7%	8	James A. Garfield · 29.8%
Missouri	Winfield Scott Hancock	52.5%	15	James A. Garfield · 38.7%
Nebraska	James A. Garfield	62.9%	3	Winfield Scott Hancock · 32.7%
Nevada	Winfield Scott Hancock	52.4%	3	James A. Garfield · 47.6%
New Hampshire	James A. Garfield	51.9%	5	Winfield Scott Hancock · 47.2%
New Jersey	Winfield Scott Hancock	49.0%	9	James A. Garfield · 49.0%
New York	James A. Garfield	50.3%	35	Winfield Scott Hancock · 48.4%
North Carolina	Winfield Scott Hancock	51.6%	10	James A. Garfield · 48.0%
Ohio	James A. Garfield	51.7%	22	Winfield Scott Hancock · 47.0%
Oregon	James A. Garfield	50.5%	3	Winfield Scott Hancock · 48.9%
Pennsylvania	James A. Garfield	50.8%	29	Winfield Scott Hancock · 46.6%
Rhode Island	James A. Garfield	62.2%	4	Winfield Scott Hancock · 36.9%
South Carolina	Winfield Scott Hancock	65.5%	7	James A. Garfield · 34.1%
Tennessee	Winfield Scott Hancock	53.3%	12	James A. Garfield · 44.3%
Texas	Winfield Scott Hancock	66.8%	8	James A. Garfield · 21.5%
Vermont	James A. Garfield	70.0%	5	Winfield Scott Hancock · 28.1%
Virginia	Winfield Scott Hancock	60.5%	11	James A. Garfield · 39.6%
West Virginia	Winfield Scott Hancock	51.0%	5	James A. Garfield · 41.1%
Wisconsin	James A. Garfield	54.0%	10	Winfield Scott Hancock · 42.9%

The state table accounts for 217 of James A. Garfield's 214 official electoral votes. The remainder reflect split delegations, district allocations, faithless electors or votes not counted, as recorded at the electoral count.

The Congress it seated

47th Congress

1881–1883

Unified government

Senate

37–37 +2

Tied control · Democratic–Republican +2 independents

House

130–152 +11

Republican control · Democratic–Republican +11 independents