Election in Oregon
1880 United States presidential election in Oregon
Nominee
James A. Garfield
Winfield S. Hancock
Party
Republican
Democratic
Home state
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Running mate
Chester A. Arthur
William H. English
Electoral vote
3
0
Popular vote
20,619
19,955
Percentage
50.51%
48.88%
County Results
Garfield
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
Hancock
50-60%
60-70%
President before election
Rutherford B. Hayes
Republican
Elected President
James A. Garfield
Republican
The 1880 United States presidential election in Oregon took place on November 2, 1880, as part of the 1880 United States presidential election . Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Oregon voted for the Republican nominee, James A. Garfield , over the Democratic nominee, Winfield Scott Hancock . Garfield won the state by a narrow margin of 1.63%.
Results [ ]
1880 United States presidential election in Oregon[1]
Party
Candidate
Running mate
Popular vote
Electoral vote
Count
%
Count
%
Republican
James Abram Garfield of Ohio
Chester Alan Arthur of New York
20,619
50.51%
3
100.00%
Democratic
Winfield Scott Hancock of Pennsylvania
William Hayden English of Indiana
19,955
48.88%
0
0.00%
Greenback
James Baird Weaver of Iowa
Barzillai Jefferson Chambers of Texas
249
0.61%
0
0.00%
Total
40,863
100.00%
3
100.00%
Results by county [ ]
County
James Abram Garfield[2] Republican
Winfield Scott Hancock[2] Democratic
James Baird Weaver[2] Greenback
Margin
Total votes cast
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Baker
446
41.49%
629
58.51%
0
0.00%
-183
-17.02%
1,075
Benton
745
49.73%
696
46.46%
57
3.81%
49
3.27%
1,498
Clackamas
1,166
57.10%
872
42.70%
4
0.20%
294
14.40%
2,042
Clatsop
536
55.26%
434
44.74%
0
0.00%
102
10.52%
970
Columbia
312
57.78%
228
42.22%
0
0.00%
84
15.56%
540
Coos
607
52.28%
554
47.72%
0
0.00%
53
4.57%
1,161
Curry
148
50.34%
146
49.66%
0
0.00%
2
0.68%
294
Douglas
1,256
52.80%
1,105
46.45%
18
0.76%
151
6.35%
2,379
Grant
461
51.39%
436
48.61%
0
0.00%
25
2.79%
897
Jackson
743
41.03%
1,065
58.81%
3
0.17%
-322
-17.78%
1,811
Josephine
199
39.80%
279
55.80%
22
4.40%
-80
-16.00%
500
Lake
224
37.33%
376
62.67%
0
0.00%
-152
-25.33%
600
Lane
1,012
47.05%
1,092
50.77%
47
2.19%
-80
-3.72%
2,151
Linn
1,416
45.43%
1,677
53.80%
24
0.77%
-261
-8.37%
3,117
Marion
2,051
59.21%
1,386
40.01%
27
0.78%
665
19.20%
3,464
Multnomah
3,211
54.14%
2,720
45.86%
0
0.00%
491
8.28%
5,931
Polk
771
51.71%
712
47.75%
8
0.54%
59
3.96%
1,491
Tillamook
134
61.47%
84
38.53%
0
0.00%
50
22.94%
218
Umatilla
1,250
44.88%
1,535
55.12%
0
0.00%
-285
-10.23%
2,785
Union
664
41.95%
899
56.79%
20
1.26%
-235
-14.85%
1,583
Wasco
1,330
46.83%
1,510
53.17%
0
0.00%
-180
-6.34%
2,840
Washington
880
58.86%
578
38.66%
37
2.47%
302
20.20%
1,495
Yamhill
1,057
52.88%
942
47.12%
0
0.00%
115
5.75%
1,999
Totals
20,619
50.49%
19,955
48.86%
267
0.65%
664
1.63%
40,841
Notes [ ]
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