United States presidential election in Ohio, 1880

United States presidential election, 1880

November 2, 1880

 
Nominee James A. Garfield Winfield Scott Hancock
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Ohio Pennsylvania
Running mate Chester A. Arthur William Hayden English
Electoral vote 22 0
Popular vote 375,048 340,821
Percentage 51.73% 47.01%

President before election

Rutherford B. Hayes
Republican

Elected President

James A. Garfield
Republican

The 1880 United States presidential election in Ohio was held on November 2, 1880. Ohio voters chose twenty-two electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

The Republican Party candidate, James A. Garfield, won the state of Ohio with 51.73% of the popular vote. The Democratic Party candidate, Winfield Scott Hancock, garnered 47.01% of the popular vote.[1]

Results

United States presidential election in Ohio, 1880
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Republican James A. Garfield 375,048 51.73% 22
Democratic Winfield Scott Hancock 340,821 47.01% 0
Greenback James B. Weaver 6,456 0.89% 0
Prohibition Neal Dow 2,616 0.36% 0
Write-ins Scattered 26 0.00% 0
Totals 724,967 100.0% 22

References

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