Election in Illinois
Main article: 1880 United States presidential election
1880 United States presidential election in Illinois
Nominee
James A. Garfield
Winfield S. Hancock
Party
Republican
Democratic
Home state
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Running mate
Chester A. Arthur
William H. English
Electoral vote
21
0
Popular vote
318,036
277,321
Percentage
51.11%
44.56%
County Results
Garfield
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
80-90%
Hancock
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
President before election
Rutherford B. Hayes
Republican
Elected President
James A. Garfield
Republican
The 1880 United States presidential election in Illinois took place on November 2, 1880, as part of the 1880 United States presidential election . Voters chose 21 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Illinois voted for the Republican nominee, James A. Garfield , over the Democratic nominee, Winfield Scott Hancock . Garfield won the state by a margin of 6.55%.[1]
Results [ ]
1880 United States presidential election in Illinois[2]
Party
Candidate
Running mate
Popular vote
Electoral vote
Count
%
Count
%
Republican
James Abram Garfield of Ohio
Chester Alan Arthur of New York
318,036
51.11%
21
100.00%
Democratic
Winfield Scott Hancock of Pennsylvania
William Hayden English of Indiana
277,321
44.56%
0
0.00%
Greenback
James Baird Weaver of Iowa
Barzillai Jefferson Chambers of Texas
26,358
4.24%
0
0.00%
Prohibition
Neal Dow of Maine
Henry Adams Thompson of Ohio
440
0.07%
0
0.00%
Anti-Masonic
John Wolcott Phelps of Vermont
Samuel Clarke Pomeroy of Kansas
150
0.02%
0
0.00%
Total
622,305
100.00%
21
100.00%
See also [ ]
United States presidential elections in Illinois
References [ ]
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