Election in Virginia
Main article: 1880 United States presidential election
1880 United States presidential election in Virginia
Nominee
Winfield S. Hancock
James A. Garfield
Party
Democratic
Republican
Home state
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Running mate
William H. English
Chester A. Arthur
Electoral vote
11
0
Popular vote
128,083
83,533
Percentage
60.53%
39.47%
County Results
Hancock
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
80-90%
Garfield
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
President before election
Rutherford B. Hayes
Republican
Elected President
James A. Garfield
Republican
The 1880 United States presidential election in Virginia took place on November 2, 1880, as part of the 1880 United States presidential election . Voters chose 11 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Virginia voted for the Democratic candidate, Major General Winfield S. Hancock over the Republican candidate, U.S. Representative James A. Garfield . Hancock won Virginia comfortably by a margin of 21.05 percent. This is the last occasion the Democratic Party has carried Floyd County ,[1] which along with neighbouring Carroll County were to be strong GOP counties in a Democrat-dominated state during the next 7 decades.
While Hancock won the state, a split in the Democratic Party in Virginia over the payment of state debts led to 2 Democratic electoral slates being nominated, 1 by the regular debt-paying "Funder" Democrats, the other by the "Readjuster " or anti-debt paying faction of the party.[2] Both slates were pledged to the Hancock ticket. The Readjuster ticket received 31,527 votes, but the Funder Democrats took 96,449 votes, enough to defeat the Republicans, whose slate had 84,020.[3]
Results [ ]
1880 United States presidential election in Virginia[4]
Party
Candidate
Votes
Percentage
Electoral votes
Democratic
Winfield S. Hancock
128,083
60.53%
11
Republican
James A. Garfield
83,533
39.47%
0
Totals
211,616
100.0%
11
Results by county [ ]
County or Independent City
Winfield Scott Hancock[5] Democratic
James Abram Garfield[5] Republican
Various candidates Write-ins
Margin
Total votes cast
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Accomack County
2,198
65.55%
1,155
34.45%
1,043
31.11%
3,353
Albemarle County
2,432
59.64%
1,644
40.31%
2
0.05%
788
19.32%
4,078
Alleghany County
330
69.33%
146
30.67%
184
38.66%
476
Amelia County
426
30.60%
966
69.40%
-540
-38.79%
1,392
Amherst County
1,938
64.49%
1,058
35.21%
9
0.30%
880
29.28%
3,005
Appomattox County
881
65.70%
460
34.30%
421
31.39%
1,341
Alexandria County
265
35.15%
489
64.85%
-224
-29.71%
754
Augusta County
3,316
76.12%
1,039
23.85%
1
0.02%
2,277
52.27%
4,356
Bath County
399
76.73%
86
16.54%
35
6.73%
313
60.19%
520
Bedford County
3,043
61.71%
1,888
38.29%
1,155
23.42%
4,931
Bland County
490
88.77%
60
10.87%
2
0.36%
430
77.90%
552
Botetourt County
1,606
72.93%
596
27.07%
1,010
45.87%
2,202
Brunswick County
785
40.36%
1,160
59.64%
-375
-19.28%
1,945
Buchanan County
272
89.18%
33
10.82%
239
78.36%
305
Buckingham County
1,022
54.83%
842
45.17%
180
9.66%
1,864
Campbell County
1,733
58.27%
1,241
41.73%
492
16.54%
2,974
Caroline County
1,342
53.38%
1,172
46.62%
170
6.76%
2,514
Carroll County
1,352
80.00%
338
20.00%
1,014
60.00%
1,690
Charles City County
331
41.64%
464
58.36%
-133
-16.73%
795
Charlotte County
954
44.50%
1,190
55.50%
-236
-11.01%
2,144
Chesterfield County
1,240
56.49%
955
43.51%
285
12.98%
2,195
Clarke County
1,047
74.31%
362
25.69%
685
48.62%
1,409
Craig County
366
88.62%
47
11.38%
319
77.24%
413
Culpeper County
1,305
58.49%
926
41.51%
379
16.99%
2,231
Cumberland County
544
37.54%
905
62.46%
-361
-24.91%
1,449
Dickenson County
191
79.25%
40
16.60%
10
4.15%
151
62.66%
241
Dinwiddie County
620
36.60%
1,074
63.40%
-454
-26.80%
1,694
Elizabeth City County
478
28.80%
1,182
71.20%
-704
-42.41%
1,660
Essex County
728
43.78%
935
56.22%
-207
-12.45%
1,663
Fairfax County
1,726
55.23%
1,399
44.77%
327
10.46%
3,125
Fauquier County
2,602
68.69%
1,186
31.31%
1,416
37.38%
3,788
Floyd County
975
73.86%
345
26.14%
630
47.73%
1,320
Fluvanna County
643
68.40%
297
31.60%
346
36.81%
940
Franklin County
2,477
74.34%
855
25.66%
1,622
48.68%
3,332
Frederick County
1,649
81.51%
374
18.49%
1,275
63.03%
2,023
Giles County
817
79.17%
215
20.83%
602
58.33%
1,032
Gloucester County
798
48.96%
832
51.04%
-34
-2.09%
1,630
Goochland County
453
48.55%
480
51.45%
-27
-2.89%
933
Grayson County
1,399
89.91%
157
10.09%
1,242
79.82%
1,556
Greene County
661
77.13%
196
22.87%
465
54.26%
857
Greensville County
474
36.55%
823
63.45%
-349
-26.91%
1,297
Halifax County
2,111
51.51%
1,987
48.49%
124
3.03%
4,098
Hanover County
1,447
62.05%
884
37.91%
1
0.04%
563
24.14%
2,332
Henrico County
1,180
53.35%
1,032
46.65%
148
6.69%
2,212
Henry County
1,284
57.79%
938
42.21%
346
15.57%
2,222
Highland County
640
89.51%
75
10.49%
565
79.02%
715
Isle of Wight County
1,207
62.22%
733
37.78%
474
24.43%
1,940
James City County
241
40.23%
358
59.77%
-117
-19.53%
599
King and Queen County
720
51.39%
681
48.61%
39
2.78%
1,401
King George County
502
49.41%
514
50.59%
-12
-1.18%
1,016
King William County
677
46.09%
792
53.91%
-115
-7.83%
1,469
Lancaster County
499
43.43%
650
56.57%
-151
-13.14%
1,149
Lee County
1,453
76.68%
268
14.14%
174
9.18%
1,185
62.53%
1,895
Loudoun County
2,780
60.80%
1,792
39.20%
988
21.61%
4,572
Louisa County
1,185
49.07%
1,230
50.93%
-45
-1.86%
2,415
Lunenburg County
654
43.78%
840
56.22%
-186
-12.45%
1,494
Madison County
1,120
70.04%
479
29.96%
641
40.09%
1,599
Mathews County
758
72.61%
286
27.39%
472
45.21%
1,044
Mecklenburg County
1,127
34.09%
2,179
65.91%
-1,052
-31.82%
3,306
Middlesex County
512
45.47%
614
54.53%
-102
-9.06%
1,126
Montgomery County
1,323
68.41%
601
31.08%
10
0.52%
722
37.33%
1,934
Nansemond County
1,080
52.99%
958
47.01%
122
5.99%
2,038
Nelson County
1,542
62.89%
910
37.11%
632
25.77%
2,452
New Kent County
431
54.42%
361
45.58%
70
8.84%
792
Norfolk County
1,601
43.89%
2,047
56.11%
-446
-12.23%
3,648
Northampton County
770
44.74%
946
54.97%
5
0.29%
-176
-10.23%
1,721
Northumberland County
704
54.36%
591
45.64%
113
8.73%
1,295
Nottoway County
405
27.97%
1,043
72.03%
-638
-44.06%
1,448
Orange County
1,111
55.80%
880
44.20%
231
11.60%
1,991
Page County
1,077
87.85%
149
12.15%
928
75.69%
1,226
Patrick County
1,209
79.17%
318
20.83%
891
58.35%
1,527
Pittsylvania County
3,386
56.35%
2,623
43.65%
763
12.70%
6,009
Powhatan County
441
39.77%
668
60.23%
-227
-20.47%
1,109
Prince Edward County
875
44.17%
1,106
55.83%
-231
-11.66%
1,981
Prince George County
445
31.65%
961
68.35%
-516
-36.70%
1,406
Prince William County
1,119
70.91%
459
29.09%
660
41.83%
1,578
Princess Anne County
895
59.71%
604
40.29%
291
19.41%
1,499
Pulaski County
733
61.08%
467
38.92%
266
22.17%
1,200
Rappahannock County
989
72.24%
379
27.68%
1
0.07%
610
44.56%
1,369
Richmond County
532
44.93%
651
54.98%
1
0.08%
-119
-10.05%
1,184
Roanoke County
1,077
64.15%
600
35.74%
2
0.12%
477
28.41%
1,679
Rockbridge County
2,351
71.20%
951
28.80%
1,400
42.40%
3,302
Rockingham County
3,236
82.42%
690
17.58%
2,546
64.85%
3,926
Russell County
962
83.22%
190
16.44%
4
0.35%
772
66.78%
1,156
Scott County
1,087
60.42%
519
28.85%
193
10.73%
568
31.57%
1,799
Shenandoah County
2,768
88.77%
350
11.23%
2,418
77.55%
3,118
Smyth County
1,131
83.78%
202
14.96%
17
1.26%
929
68.81%
1,350
Southampton County
1,573
47.78%
1,719
52.22%
-146
-4.43%
3,292
Spotsylvania County
771
57.24%
576
42.76%
195
14.48%
1,347
Stafford County
908
77.21%
268
22.79%
640
54.42%
1,176
Surry County
475
41.05%
682
58.95%
-207
-17.89%
1,157
Sussex County
678
36.04%
1,203
63.96%
-525
-27.91%
1,881
Tazewell County
1,376
88.89%
148
9.56%
24
1.55%
1,228
79.33%
1,548
Warren County
990
87.30%
144
12.70%
846
74.60%
1,134
Warwick County
136
32.15%
287
67.85%
-151
-35.70%
423
Washington County
2,232
79.46%
573
20.40%
4
0.14%
1,659
59.06%
2,809
Westmoreland County
583
49.16%
603
50.84%
-20
-1.69%
1,186
Wise County
520
74.50%
126
18.05%
52
7.45%
394
56.45%
698
Wythe County
1,528
80.00%
382
20.00%
1,146
60.00%
1,910
York County
463
40.12%
691
59.88%
-228
-19.76%
1,154
Alexandria City
1,540
60.77%
994
39.23%
546
21.55%
2,534
Danville City
749
56.57%
575
43.43%
174
13.14%
1,324
Fredericksburg City
523
65.79%
272
34.21%
251
31.57%
795
Lynchburg City
1,400
61.89%
861
38.06%
1
0.04%
539
23.83%
2,262
Manchester City
514
69.46%
226
30.54%
288
38.92%
740
Norfolk City
2,012
59.26%
1,383
40.74%
629
18.53%
3,395
139
59.15%
96
40.85%
43
18.30%
235
Petersburg City
1,771
52.30%
1,614
47.67%
1
0.03%
157
4.64%
3,386
Portsmouth City
1,270
55.36%
1,024
44.64%
246
10.72%
2,294
Richmond City
5,348
71.24%
2,158
28.75%
1
0.01%
3,190
42.49%
7,507
Staunton City
781
68.39%
361
31.61%
420
36.78%
1,142
Williamsburg City
126
53.85%
108
46.15%
18
7.69%
234
Winchester City
556
58.65%
392
41.35%
164
17.30%
948
Totals
128,647
60.45%
83,634
39.30%
550
0.26%
45,013
21.15%
212,831
References [ ]
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