1880 United States presidential election in Connecticut

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

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%

Garfield   40-50%   50-60%   60-70%   70-80% Hancock   40-50%   50-60%   60-70%   70-80%

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 by a narrow margin of 2.01%. This would be the last time a Republican would carry the state until William McKinley in 1896.

Results

1880 United States presidential election in Connecticut
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%

See also

• United States presidential elections in Connecticut