United States presidential election in New Hampshire, 1880

United States presidential election in New Hampshire, 1880

November 2, 1880

 
Nominee James A. Garfield Winfield S. Hancock
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Ohio Pennsylvania
Running mate Chester A. Arthur William H. English
Electoral vote 5 0
Popular vote 44,856 40,797
Percentage 51.94% 48.15%

President before election

Rutherford B. Hayes
Republican

Elected President

James A. Garfield
Republican

The 1880 United States presidential election in New Hampshire took place on November 2, 1880, as part of the 1880 United States presidential election. Voters chose 5 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

New Hampshire voted for the Republican nominee, James A. Garfield, over the Democratic nominee, Winfield Scott Hancock. Garfield won the state by a narrow margin of 4.70%.

Results

United States presidential election in New Hampshire, 1880[1]
Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote
Count % Count %
Republican James Abram Garfield of Ohio Chester Alan Arthur of New York 44,856 51.94% 5 100.00%
Democratic Winfield Scott Hancock of Pennsylvania William Hayden English of Indiana 40,797 47.24% 0 0.00%
Greenback James Baird Weaver of Iowa Barzillai Jefferson Chambers of Texas 528 0.61% 0 0.00%
Prohibition Neal Dow of Maine Henry Adams Thompson of Ohio 180 0.21% 0 0.00%
Total 86,361 100.00% 5 100.00%

References

  1. "1880 Presidential General Election Results - New Hampshire".
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