United States presidential election, 1880

United,States,presidential,election,,1880
Presidential,election,results,map,Red,denotes,those,won,by,Garfield/Arthur,,blue,denotes,states,won,by,Hancock/English,Numbers,indicate,the,number,of,electoral,votes,allotted,to,each,state
President,before,election
Rutherford,B,Hayes
Republican
Elected,President
James,A,Garfield
Republican
The,United,States,presidential,election,of,1880,was,a,contest,between,Republican,James,A,Garfield,and,Democrat,Winfield,Scott,Hancock,in,which,the,Republican,Garfield,prevailed,It,was,the,24th,quadrennial,presidential,election,,held,on,Tuesday,,November,2,,1880,The,voter,turnout,rate,was,one,of,the,highest,in,the,nations,history,In,the,end,,the,popular,vote,totals,of,the,two,main,candidates,were,separated,by,fewer,than,2,000,votes,,the,smallest,victory,in,the,popular,vote,ever,recorded,In,the,electoral,college,,however,,Garfields,victory,was,decisive;,he,won,nearly,all,of,the,populous,Northern,states,to,achieve,a,majority,of,214,electoral,votes,to,155,for,Hancock,Hancocks,sweep,of,the,Southern,states,was,not,enough,for,victory,,but,it,cemented,his,partys,dominance,of,the,regionunited,states,presidential,election,1880,wikipedia,,united,states,presidential,election,1880,United,States,presidential,election,,1880
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