1880 United States presidential election in Arkansas

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1880 United States presidential election in Arkansas

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  WinfieldScottHancock2.jpg JamesGarfield.png
Nominee Winfield S. Hancock James A. Garfield
Party Democratic Republican
Home state Pennsylvania Ohio
Running mate William H. English Chester A. Arthur
Electoral vote 6 0
Popular vote 60,489 41,661
Percentage 56.13% 38.66%

Arkansas Presidential Election Results 1880.svg
County Results

President before election

Rutherford B. Hayes
Republican

Elected President

James A. Garfield
Republican

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

Arkansas voted for the Democratic nominee, Winfield Scott Hancock, over the Republican nominee, James A. Garfield by a margin of 17.47%.

Results[]

1880 United States presidential election in Arkansas[1]
Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote
Count % Count %
Democratic Winfield Scott Hancock of Pennsylvania William Hayden English of Arkansas 60,489 56.13% 6 100.00%
Republican James Abram Garfield of Ohio Chester Alan Arthur of New York 41,661 38.66% 0 0.00%
Greenback James Baird Weaver of Iowa Barzillai Jefferson Chambers of Texas 4,079 3.78% 0 0.00%
Write-in 1,221 1.13% 0 0.00%
Independent Democrat A.C. Brewer of Arkansas n/a of n/a 322 0.30% 0 0.00%
Total 107,772 100.00% 6 100.00%

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References[]

  1. ^ "1880 Presidential General Election Results - Arkansas". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
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