The 1880 United States presidential election in Connecticut 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.
Connecticut voted for the Republican nominee, James A. Garfield, over the Democratic nominee, Winfield Scott Hancock. Garfield won the state by a narrow margin of 2.01%. This would be the last time that a Republican would carry the state until William McKinley won it in 1896.
Results[]
1880 United States presidential election in Connecticut[1]
Party
Candidate
Running mate
Popular vote
Electoral vote
Count
%
Count
%
Republican
James Abram Garfield of Ohio
Chester Alan Arthur of New York
67,071
50.51%
6
100.00%
Democratic
Winfield Scott Hancock of Pennsylvania
William Hayden English of Indiana
64,411
48.50%
0
0.00%
Greenback
James Baird Weaver of Iowa
Barzillai Jefferson Chambers of Texas
868
0.65%
0
0.00%
Prohibition
Neal Dow of Maine
Henry Adams Thompson of Ohio
409
0.31%
0
0.00%
N/A
Others
Others
39
0.03%
0
0.00%
Total
132,798
100.00%
6
100.00%
See also[]
United States presidential elections in Connecticut