Election of 1880

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BASICS

Category Result
Incumbent Rutherford Hayes (R)
Prior streak R (5)
Prior five elections R (5)
Population 50,189,209
States 38
Electoral votes 369
Popular votes 9,220,197
Voter turnout 79.4%

FIELD OF QUALIFIED CANDIDATES

Candidate Party PI Age State Position Nom Win CS ROP
James Garfield R 6.6 48.95 Ohio Representative X X 79.77 121
Winfield Hancock D 5.6 56.71 Pennsylvania General X 72.24 129
Ulysses Grant R 8.5 58.51 Illinois Former president 42.34 50
James Blaine R 7.3 50.75 Maine Senator 40.02 55
Thomas Bayard D 7.1 52.01 Delaware Senator 26.61 37
James Weaver GBK 4.2 47.39 Iowa Representative 20.66 49
John Sherman R 8.1 57.48 Ohio Cabinet member 19.82 24
Henry Payne D 5.6 69.92 Ohio Former representative 18.78 34
Allen Thurman D 7.7 66.97 Ohio Senator 17.43 23
Stephen Field D 2.3 63.99 California Supreme Court justice 17.03 74
William Morrison D 6.5 56.13 Illinois Representative 16.71 26
Thomas Hendricks D 7.4 61.15 Indiana Former governor 15.35 21
Samuel Tilden D 8.0 66.73 New York Former nominee 14.07 18
George Edmunds R 7.3 52.75 Vermont Senator 13.59 19
Elihu Washburne R 4.4 64.11 Illinois Former ambassador 13.19 30

GENERAL ELECTION

Candidate Party SC PV PV% EV EV% PV*EQ EV*EQ
James Garfield R 19 4,453,611 48.30% 214 58.00% 48,302,775 312
Winfield Hancock D 19 4,445,256 48.21% 155 42.01% 48,212,159 226
James Weaver GBK 0 306,921 3.33% 0 0.00% 3,328,790 0

REGIONAL SPLITS

Candidate Party PV% East South Midwest West EV East South Midwest West
James Garfield R 48.30% 51.06% 37.71% 51.78% 49.50% 214 104 0 103 7
Winfield Hancock D 48.21% 47.02% 59.18% 42.97% 48.62% 155 25 107 15 8
James Weaver GBK 3.33% 1.75% 2.98% 5.09% 1.84% 0 0 0 0 0

PV BY STATES

State Total PV Garfield Hancock Weaver Other
Alabama 151,902 56,350 91,130 4,422
Arkansas 108,870 42,436 60,775 4,116 1,543
California 164,218 80,282 80,426 3,381 129
Colorado 53,546 27,450 24,647 1,435 14
Connecticut 132,798 67,071 64,411 868 448
Delaware 29,458 14,148 15,181 129
Florida 51,618 23,654 27,964
Georgia 157,451 54,470 102,981
Illinois 622,305 318,036 277,321 26,358 590
Indiana 470,758 232,169 225,523 13,066
Iowa 323,140 183,904 105,845 32,327 1,064
Kansas 201,054 121,520 59,789 19,710 35
Kentucky 266,884 106,059 149,068 11,499 258
Louisiana 104,462 38,978 65,047 437
Maine 143,903 74,052 65,211 4,409 231
Maryland 173,049 78,515 93,706 828
Massachusetts 282,505 165,198 111,960 4,548 799
Michigan 353,076 185,335 131,596 34,895 1,250
Minnesota 150,806 93,939 53,314 3,267 286
Mississippi 117,068 34,844 75,750 5,797 677
Missouri 397,289 153,647 208,600 35,042
Nebraska 87,355 54,979 28,523 3,853
Nevada 18,343 8,732 9,611
New Hampshire 86,361 44,856 40,797 528 180
New Jersey 245,928 120,555 122,565 2,617 191
New York 1,103,945 555,544 534,511 12,373 1,517
North Carolina 240,946 115,616 124,204 1,126
Ohio 724,984 375,048 340,867 6,456 2,613
Oregon 40,841 20,619 19,955 267
Pennsylvania 874,783 444,704 407,428 20,667 1,984
Rhode Island 29,235 18,195 10,779 236 25
South Carolina 169,793 57,954 111,236 567 36
Tennessee 243,263 107,677 129,569 6,017
Texas 240,659 57,225 155,963 27,471
Vermont 65,098 45,567 18,316 1,215
Virginia 212,660 83,634 128,647 379
West Virginia 112,641 46,243 57,390 9,008
Wisconsin 267,202 144,406 114,650 7,986 160
Total 9,220,197 4,453,611 4,445,256 306,921 14,409

PV% BY STATES

State PV winner Garfield Hancock Weaver Other
Alabama Hancock 37.10% 59.99% 2.91%
Arkansas Hancock 38.98% 55.82% 3.78% 1.42%
California Hancock 48.89% 48.98% 2.06% 0.08%
Colorado Garfield 51.26% 46.03% 2.68% 0.03%
Connecticut Garfield 50.51% 48.50% 0.65% 0.34%
Delaware Hancock 48.03% 51.53% 0.44%
Florida Hancock 45.83% 54.18%
Georgia Hancock 34.60% 65.41%
Illinois Garfield 51.11% 44.56% 4.24% 0.10%
Indiana Garfield 49.32% 47.91% 2.78%
Iowa Garfield 56.91% 32.76% 10.00% 0.33%
Kansas Garfield 60.44% 29.74% 9.80% 0.02%
Kentucky Hancock 39.74% 55.86% 4.31% 0.10%
Louisiana Hancock 37.31% 62.27% 0.42%
Maine Garfield 51.46% 45.32% 3.06% 0.16%
Maryland Hancock 45.37% 54.15% 0.48%
Massachusetts Garfield 58.48% 39.63% 1.61% 0.28%
Michigan Garfield 52.49% 37.27% 9.88% 0.35%
Minnesota Garfield 62.29% 35.35% 2.17% 0.19%
Mississippi Hancock 29.76% 64.71% 4.95% 0.58%
Missouri Hancock 38.67% 52.51% 8.82%
Nebraska Garfield 62.94% 32.65% 4.41%
Nevada Hancock 47.60% 52.40%
New Hampshire Garfield 51.94% 47.24% 0.61% 0.21%
New Jersey Hancock 49.02% 49.84% 1.06% 0.08%
New York Garfield 50.32% 48.42% 1.12% 0.14%
North Carolina Hancock 47.98% 51.55% 0.47%
Ohio Garfield 51.73% 47.02% 0.89% 0.36%
Oregon Garfield 50.49% 48.86% 0.65%
Pennsylvania Garfield 50.84% 46.58% 2.36% 0.23%
Rhode Island Garfield 62.24% 36.87% 0.81% 0.09%
South Carolina Hancock 34.13% 65.51% 0.33% 0.02%
Tennessee Hancock 44.26% 53.26% 2.47%
Texas Hancock 23.78% 64.81% 11.42%
Vermont Garfield 70.00% 28.14% 1.87%
Virginia Hancock 39.33% 60.49% 0.18%
West Virginia Hancock 41.05% 50.95% 8.00%
Wisconsin Garfield 54.04% 42.91% 2.99% 0.06%
Total Garfield 48.30% 48.21% 3.33% 0.16%

EV BY STATES

State Total EV Garfield Hancock
Alabama 10 0 10
Arkansas 6 0 6
California 6 1 5
Colorado 3 3 0
Connecticut 6 6 0
Delaware 3 0 3
Florida 4 0 4
Georgia 11 0 11
Illinois 21 21 0
Indiana 15 15 0
Iowa 11 11 0
Kansas 5 5 0
Kentucky 12 0 12
Louisiana 8 0 8
Maine 7 7 0
Maryland 8 0 8
Massachusetts 13 13 0
Michigan 11 11 0
Minnesota 5 5 0
Mississippi 8 0 8
Missouri 15 0 15
Nebraska 3 3 0
Nevada 3 0 3
New Hampshire 5 5 0
New Jersey 9 0 9
New York 35 35 0
North Carolina 10 0 10
Ohio 22 22 0
Oregon 3 3 0
Pennsylvania 29 29 0
Rhode Island 4 4 0
South Carolina 7 0 7
Tennessee 12 0 12
Texas 8 0 8
Vermont 5 5 0
Virginia 11 0 11
West Virginia 5 0 5
Wisconsin 10 10 0
Total 369 214 155

MARGINS AND FLIPS

State PV winner Runnerup Gap (votes) Gap (points) Flip
Alabama Hancock Garfield 34,780 22.90 17,391
Arkansas Hancock Garfield 18,339 16.84 9,170
California Hancock Garfield 144 0.09 73
Colorado Garfield Hancock 2,803 5.23 1,402
Connecticut Garfield Hancock 2,660 2.00 1,331
Delaware Hancock Garfield 1,033 3.51 517
Florida Hancock Garfield 4,310 8.35 2,156
Georgia Hancock Garfield 48,511 30.81 24,256
Illinois Garfield Hancock 40,715 6.54 20,358
Indiana Garfield Hancock 6,646 1.41 3,324
Iowa Garfield Hancock 78,059 24.16 39,030
Kansas Garfield Hancock 61,731 30.70 30,866
Kentucky Hancock Garfield 43,009 16.12 21,505
Louisiana Hancock Garfield 26,069 24.96 13,035
Maine Garfield Hancock 8,841 6.14 4,421
Maryland Hancock Garfield 15,191 8.78 7,596
Massachusetts Garfield Hancock 53,238 18.85 26,620
Michigan Garfield Hancock 53,739 15.22 26,870
Minnesota Garfield Hancock 40,625 26.94 20,313
Mississippi Hancock Garfield 40,906 34.94 20,454
Missouri Hancock Garfield 54,953 13.83 27,477
Nebraska Garfield Hancock 26,456 30.29 13,229
Nevada Hancock Garfield 879 4.79 440
New Hampshire Garfield Hancock 4,059 4.70 2,030
New Jersey Hancock Garfield 2,010 0.82 1,006
New York Garfield Hancock 21,033 1.91 10,517
North Carolina Hancock Garfield 8,588 3.56 4,295
Ohio Garfield Hancock 34,181 4.72 17,091
Oregon Garfield Hancock 664 1.63 333
Pennsylvania Garfield Hancock 37,276 4.26 18,639
Rhode Island Garfield Hancock 7,416 25.37 3,709
South Carolina Hancock Garfield 53,282 31.38 26,642
Tennessee Hancock Garfield 21,892 9.00 10,947
Texas Hancock Garfield 98,738 41.03 49,370
Vermont Garfield Hancock 27,251 41.86 13,626
Virginia Hancock Garfield 45,013 21.17 22,507
West Virginia Hancock Garfield 11,147 9.90 5,574
Wisconsin Garfield Hancock 29,756 11.14 14,879
Total Garfield Hancock 8,355 0.09 4,178
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