1880 United States presidential election in Connecticut

The 1880 United States presidential election in Connecticut took place on November 2, 1880, as part of the 1880 United States presidential election. Voters chose 6 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

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1880 United States presidential election in Connecticut

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 6 0 Popular vote 67,071 64,411 Percentage 50.51% 48.50%

President before election Rutherford B. Hayes Republican Elected President James A. Garfield Republican

Connecticut voted for the Republican nominee, James A. Garfield, over the Democratic nominee, Winfield Scott Hancock. Garfield won the state by a narrow margin of 2.01%. This would be the last time that a Republican would carry the state until William McKinley won it in 1896.

Results

1880 United States presidential election in Connecticut[1]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
				Count	%	Count	%
	Republican	James Abram Garfield of Ohio	Chester Alan Arthur of New York	67,071	50.51%	6	100.00%
	Democratic	Winfield Scott Hancock of Pennsylvania	William Hayden English of Indiana	64,411	48.50%	0	0.00%
	Greenback	James Baird Weaver of Iowa	Barzillai Jefferson Chambers of Texas	868	0.65%	0	0.00%
	Prohibition	Neal Dow of Maine	Henry Adams Thompson of Ohio	409	0.31%	0	0.00%
	N/A	Others	Others	39	0.03%	0	0.00%
Total				132,798	100.00%	6	100.00%

References

1. "1880 Presidential General Election Results - Connecticut".