1880 United States presidential election in California

none June 2025 September 2023 1880 United States presidential election 1880 United States presidential election in California California 1846 presidential no 1876 United States presidential election in California 1876 1884 United States presidential election in California 1884 November 2, 1880 x200px WinfieldScottHancock2 (cropped 3x4).jpg Winfield Scott Hancock Democratic Party (United States) Pennsylvania William Hayden English 5 80,442Many sources give the Hancock vote as 80,426, which is the number of votes received by the first Democratic elector listed, but this figure is not the highest number of votes received by the Democratic ticket 48.954% James Abram Garfield, photo portrait seated (cropped).jpg James A. Garfield Republican Party (United States) Ohio Chester A. Arthur 1 80,348Many sources give the Garfield vote as 80,282, which is the number of votes received by the first Republican elector listed, but this figure is not the highest number of votes received by the Republican ticket 48.897% 1880 United States presidential election in California results map by county.svg 300px County results Hancock #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% Garfield #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% President Rutherford B. Hayes Republican Party (United States) James A. Garfield Republican Party (United States) The 1880 United States presidential election in California was held on November 2, 1880, as part of the 1880 United States presidential election. State voters chose six representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. California narrowly voted for the Democratic nominee, United States Army officer Winfield Scott Hancock, over the Republican nominee, Ohio representative James A. Garfield. The 94-vote margin was the smallest in any statewide presidential election since Henry Clay won Maryland by only four votes in 1832, and as of 2024 it stands as by percentage of the vote the eleventh-closest statewide presidential election result on record – although California would later see even closer results in 1892 and 1912.Other closer results have been Florida in 2000 (closest), Maryland in 1904 (although voters voted for individual electors), Maryland in 1832, New Mexico in 2000, Kentucky in 1896 and Kentucky in 1952, Hawaii in 1960 and in New Hampshire in 1916. At the time, voters in California voted for individual electors, with the top six candidates being elected. One of the electors on the Democratic ticket was former Chief Justice David S. Terry, a controversial figure in California politics due to his killing of US Senator David C. Broderick in a duel in 1859. As a result, about five hundred Democratic voters scratched Terry's name off their ballots.The Napa Daily Register https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=NVR18801108.2.8&srpos=99&e=01-11-1880-15-12-1880--en--20--81--txt-txIN-terry------- California Digital Newspaper Collection The Napa Daily Register 18 June 2024 en 8 Nov 1880 Due to the closeness of the election, these lost votes caused Terry to receive fewer votes than the entire Republican ticket and thus a single Republican elector won the sixth-most votes to claim the last elector position. This was the first occasion in which California's electoral vote was split, rather than being awarded to a single candidate. This would subsequently occur in California three additional times in 1892, 1896, and 1912.DIVIDED ELECTORAL VOTES https://www.newspapers.com/image/431184246 Newspapers.com The Boston Globe 1 June 2021 en subscription 11 Nov 1912 This result constituted the first Democratic victory in California since 1856Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections; Presidential General Election Results Comparison – California when the Republican Party had only recently formed. It has been argued that the unexpected Democratic win was due almost entirely to Garfield being viewed as weaker than Hancock on the hot-bed issue of controlling immigration from China – which both major parties promised to do and which the California electorate was overwhelmingly in favor of.Gold, Martin; Forbidden Citizens: Chinese Exclusion and the U.S. Congress: A Legislative History; p. 141 1587332353 As a result of Garfield's loss, he became the first Republican to win the presidency without carrying California. This would not occur again until 120 years later. This was the first time ever that California voted for the losing candidate, which only occurred four times in the next 100 years- in 1884, 1912, 1960, and 1976. Results + General Election ResultsState and County Governments, 1881 Executive, Judicial, and Legislative Departments State of California State Printing Office Sacramento, California 15 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nnc1.cu56412053&seq=21 18 June 2024Party Pledged to Elector Votes Democratic Party Winfield Scott Hancock R. F. Del Valle80,442 Democratic Party Winfield Scott Hancock Barclay Henley80,428 Democratic Party Winfield Scott Hancock William T. Wallace80,426 Democratic Party Winfield Scott Hancock J. C. Shorb80,420 Democratic Party Winfield Scott Hancock W. B. C. Brown80,413 Republican Party James A. Garfield Henry Edgerton80,348 Republican Party James A. Garfield John F. Miller80,282 Republican Party James A. Garfield John A. Bauer80,281 Republican Party James A. Garfield Thomas R. Bard80,253 Republican Party James A. Garfield W. W. McKaig80,245 Republican Party James A. Garfield Charles N. Fox80,229 Democratic Party Winfield Scott Hancock David S. Terry79,885The state's official source gives 79,858 but this appears to be a misprint. Newspapers of the time all reported this figure as 79,885 and the county figures add up to the latter total. Greenback Party James B. Weaver J. E. Clark3,394 Greenback Party James B. Weaver F. P. Dann3,381 Greenback Party James B. Weaver James Kidney3,378 Greenback Party James B. Weaver George T. Elliott3,369 Greenback Party James B. Weaver T. J. McQuiddy3,365Greenback PartyJames B. WeaverJ. H. Redstone2,531 Greenback Party James B. Weaver B. K. Lowe830Appears to have replaced J. H. Redstone on some Greenback ballots Prohibition Party Neal S. Dow M. C. Winchester61 Prohibition Party Neal S. Dow G. W. Caldwell56 Prohibition Party Neal S. Dow W. O. Clark56 Prohibition Party Neal S. Dow John Woods56 Prohibition Party Neal S. Dow George Bramall54 Prohibition Party Neal S. Dow G. W. Webb49 Anti-Masonic Party John W. Phelps Liba Finch6 Anti-Masonic Party John W. Phelps M. A. Harrow6 Anti-Masonic Party John W. Phelps L. B. Lathrop6 Anti-Masonic Party John W. Phelps D. Morrill6 Anti-Masonic Party John W. Phelps P. Beck5Anti-Masonic PartyJohn W. PhelpsR. Metcalf5 Write-in Scattering70Votes castBased on totals for highest elector on each ticket 164,321 Results by county CountyWinfield Scott HancockOriginal Manuscript Returns, California State ArchivesDemocratic James Abram GarfieldRepublican James Baird WeaverGreenback Neal S. DowProhibition John W. PhelpsAnti-Masonic ScatteringWrite-in Margin Total votes castBased on the highest elector on each ticket # % # % # % # % # % # % # %Alameda3,89439.35%5,89759.58%810.82%00.00%00.00%250.25%-2,003-20.24%9,897Alpine4138.32%6661.68%00.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%-25-23.36%107Amador1,41151.12%1,34548.73%40.14%00.00%00.00%00.00%662.39%2,760Butte1,83250.25%1,81449.75%00.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%180.49%3,646Calaveras1,13749.18%1,15750.04%180.78%00.00%00.00%00.00%-20-0.87%2,312Colusa1,60764.49%88235.39%30.12%00.00%00.00%00.00%72529.09%2,492Contra Costa1,01043.69%1,30256.31%00.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%-292-12.63%2,312Del Norte29752.85%26346.80%20.36%00.00%00.00%00.00%346.05%562El Dorado1,52051.30%1,41947.89%240.81%00.00%00.00%00.00%1013.41%2,963Fresno1,13364.60%61334.95%80.46%00.00%00.00%00.00%52029.65%1,754Humboldt73525.51%1,42049.29%72525.16%10.03%00.00%00.00%-685-23.78%2,881Inyo27446.05%32153.95%00.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%-47-7.90%595Kern66158.44%46340.94%70.62%00.00%00.00%00.00%19817.51%1,131Lake67759.33%45439.79%100.88%00.00%00.00%00.00%22319.54%1,141Lassen30143.50%32346.68%649.25%20.29%00.00%20.29%-22-3.18%692Los Angeles2,85346.90%2,91447.90%3065.03%100.16%00.00%00.00%-61-1.00%6,083Marin56141.71%76156.58%231.71%00.00%00.00%00.00%-200-14.87%1,345Mariposa59858.06%43241.94%00.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%16616.12%1,030Mendocino1,31357.34%96942.31%40.17%10.04%00.00%30.13%34415.02%2,290Merced73658.60%51641.08%40.32%00.00%00.00%00.00%22017.52%1,256Modoc49054.08%41045.25%00.00%60.66%00.00%00.00%808.83%906Mono82146.36%91351.55%221.24%80.45%00.00%80.45%-92-5.19%1,772Monterey1,20548.16%1,26050.36%371.48%00.00%00.00%00.00%-55-2.20%2,502Napa1,08246.84%1,19951.90%261.13%30.13%00.00%00.00%-117-5.06%2,310Nevada2,02947.27%2,24152.21%220.51%00.00%00.00%00.00%-212-4.94%4,292Placer1,41645.43%1,64352.71%581.86%00.00%00.00%00.00%-227-7.28%3,117Plumas64547.99%69851.93%10.07%00.00%00.00%00.00%-53-3.94%1,344Sacramento2,81741.66%3,79456.11%1502.22%00.00%00.00%10.01%-977-14.45%6,762San Benito64659.81%42939.72%40.37%00.00%10.09%00.00%21720.09%1,080San Bernardino71147.81%73049.09%463.09%00.00%00.00%00.00%-19-1.28%1,487San Diego54641.74%74356.80%191.45%00.00%00.00%00.00%-197-15.06%1,308San Francisco21,47152.06%19,08046.27%6721.63%00.00%00.00%160.04%2,3915.80%41,239San Joaquin2,40948.32%2,56851.51%70.14%00.00%10.02%00.00%-159-3.19%4,985San Luis Obispo72941.99%83047.81%1719.85%60.35%00.00%00.00%-101-5.82%1,736San Mateo72048.32%76051.01%100.67%00.00%00.00%00.00%-40-2.68%1,490Santa Barbara71737.38%90747.29%29315.28%00.00%00.00%10.05%-190-9.91%1,918Santa Clara2,82146.67%3,11351.50%1051.74%00.00%00.00%60.10%-292-4.83%6,045Santa Cruz1,10244.96%1,23650.43%1104.49%20.08%00.00%10.04%-134-5.47%2,451Shasta87749.97%86849.46%100.57%00.00%00.00%00.00%90.51%1,755Sierra55935.65%99763.58%120.77%00.00%00.00%00.00%-438-27.93%1,568Siskiyou90052.36%80046.54%181.05%10.06%00.00%00.00%1005.82%1,719Solano1,95949.70%1,96349.80%130.33%00.00%00.00%70.18%-4-0.10%3,942Sonoma2,62852.14%2,29045.44%1112.20%110.22%00.00%00.00%3386.71%5,040Stanislaus1,16160.69%75239.31%00.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%40921.38%1,913Sutter59149.33%60250.25%00.00%50.42%00.00%00.00%-11-0.92%1,198Tehama95452.33%86847.61%10.05%00.00%00.00%00.00%864.72%1,823Trinity45749.14%46449.89%90.97%00.00%00.00%00.00%-7-0.75%930Tulare1,30655.13%91738.71%1466.16%00.00%00.00%00.00%38916.42%2,369Tuolumne1,00151.65%92247.57%150.77%00.00%00.00%00.00%794.08%1,938Ventura52246.40%59953.24%40.36%00.00%00.00%00.00%-77-6.84%1,125Yolo1,37451.83%1,25647.38%120.45%50.19%40.15%00.00%1184.45%2,651Yuba1,18550.28%1,16549.43%70.30%00.00%00.00%00.00%200.85%2,357Total 80,44248.954%80,34848.897%3,3942.07%610.04%60.00%700.04%940.057%164,321 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Butte San Francisco Yuba Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Calaveras Inyo Los Angeles San Luis Obispo Sutter Trinity See also United States presidential elections in California Notes References California 1880 Category:1880 California elections