United States presidential election in Virginia, 1880
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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 eleven 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 seven decades.
Results
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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 | ||
References
- ↑ Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004; pp. 326-330 ISBN 0786422173
- ↑ "1880 Presidential General Election Results - Virginia". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
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