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1880 United States presidential election in West Virginia
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1880 United States presidential election in West Virginia West Virginia 1846 presidential no 1876 United States presidential election in West Virginia 1876 1884 United States presidential election in West Virginia 1884 November 2, 1880 18.21% of the total population1880 Presidential Election Results — West Virginia: Total Population Turnout https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=5673 x160px WinfieldScottHancock2 (cropped 3x4).jpg Winfield Scott Hancock Democratic Party (United States) Pennsylvania William Hayden English 5 57,390 50.95% James Abram Garfield, photo portrait seated (cropped).jpg James A. Garfield Republican Party (United States) Ohio Chester A. Arthur 0 46,243 41.05% James Weaver - Brady-Handy (cropped 3x4).jpg James B. Weaver Greenback Party Iowa Barzillai J. Chambers 0 9,008 8.00% President Rutherford B. Hayes Republican Party (United States) James Garfield Republican Party (United States) 1880 United States presidential election in West Virginia results map by county.svg 300px County results
Hancock
#d3e7ff 30–40%
#b9d7ff 40–50%
#86b6f2 50–60%
#4389e3 60–70%
#1666cb 70–80%
#0645b4 80–90%
#002b84 90–100%
Garfield
#f2b3be 40–50%
#e27f90 50–60%
#cc2f4a 60–70%
The 1880 United States presidential election in West Virginia took place on November 2, 1880, as part of the 1880 United States presidential election. State voters chose five representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.1880 Presidential Election Results – West Virginia https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1880&fips=54&off=0&elect=0&f=0
West Virginia was won by General Winfield Scott Hancock (D–Pennsylvania), running with former Representative William Hayden English, with 50.95 percent of the popular vote, against Representative James Garfield (R-Ohio), running with the 10th chairman of the New York State Republican Executive Committee Chester A. Arthur, with 41.05 percent of the vote and representative James B. Weaver (G–Iowa), running with Barzillai J. Chambers, a former Confederate, with 8.00 percent of the popular vote.
Results
1880 United States presidential election in West Virginia
Winfield Scott Hancock Democratic Party (United States) 57,390 50.95%
James Garfield Republican Party (United States) 46,243 41.05%
James B. Weaver Greenback Party 9,008 8.00%
112,641 100.00%
Results by county
1880 United States presidential election in West Virginia by countyGéoelections http://geoelections.free.fr/USA/elec_comtes/1880.htm Presidential election of 1880 Popular Vote (.xlsx file for €15)Géoelections http://geoelections.free.fr/USA/elec_comtes/1880weav.htm Presidential election of 1880 Popular Vote for James B. Weaver (.xlsx file for €15) County Winfield Scott HancockDemocratic James A. GarfieldRepublican James B. WeaverGreenback Margin Total votescast # % # % # % # % Barbour 1,017 48.20% 842 39.91% 251 11.90% 175 8.29% 2,110 Berkeley 1,619 48.18% 1,489 44.32% 252 7.50% 130 3.87% 3,360 Boone 508 60.62% 214 25.54% 116 13.84% 294 35.08% 838 Braxton 1,033 63.96% 518 32.07% 64 3.96% 515 31.89% 1,615 Brooke 626 50.61% 552 44.62% 59 4.77% 74 5.98% 1,237 Cabell 1,485 60.12% 928 37.57% 57 2.31% 557 22.55% 2,470 Calhoun 583 57.27% 330 32.42% 105 10.31% 253 24.85% 1,018 Clay 226 53.43% 158 37.35% 39 9.22% 68 16.08% 423 Doddridge 698 38.12% 771 42.11% 362 19.77% -73 -3.99% 1,831 Fayette 1,263 52.63% 962 40.08% 175 7.29% 301 12.54% 2,400 Gilmer 835 60.55% 464 33.65% 80 5.80% 371 26.90% 1,379 Grant 320 34.37% 611 65.63% 0 0.00% -291 -31.26% 931 Greenbrier 1,533 66.68% 636 27.66% 130 5.65% 897 39.02% 2,299 Hampshire 1,502 82.03% 329 17.97% 0 0.00% 1,173 64.06% 1,831 Hancock 439 42.70% 579 56.32% 10 0.97% -140 -13.62% 1,028 Hardy 843 79.83% 213 20.17% 0 0.00% 630 59.66% 1,056 Harrison 1,736 42.16% 1,577 38.30% 805 19.55% 159 3.86% 4,118 Jackson 1,499 48.25% 1,537 49.47% 71 2.29% -38 -1.22% 3,107 Jefferson 2,025 65.58% 1,018 32.97% 45 1.46% 1,007 32.61% 3,088 Kanawha 2,378 39.02% 2,112 34.66% 1,604 26.32% 266 4.36% 6,094 Lewis 1,217 51.20% 981 41.27% 179 7.53% 236 9.93% 2,377 Lincoln 635 57.41% 251 22.69% 220 19.89% 384 34.72% 1,106 Logan 835 90.08% 92 9.92% 0 0.00% 743 80.15% 927 Marion 1,703 48.44% 1,463 41.61% 350 9.95% 240 6.83% 3,516 Marshall 1,596 41.89% 2,186 57.38% 28 0.73% -590 -15.49% 3,810 Mason 1,846 45.40% 1,853 45.57% 367 9.03% -7 -0.17% 4,066 McDowell 242 82.88% 50 17.12% 0 0.00% 192 65.75% 292 Mercer 698 68.10% 55 5.37% 272 26.54% 426"WeaverdGarfield" In this county where Weaver ran second ahead of Garfield, margin given is Hancock vote minus Weaver vote and percentage margin Hancock percentage minus Weaver percentage. 41.56% 1,025 Mineral 922 52.99% 772 44.37% 46 2.64% 150 8.62% 1,740 Monongalia 1,241 40.32% 1,753 56.95% 84 2.73% -512 -16.63% 3,078 Monroe 1,134 57.27% 778 39.29% 68 3.43% 356 17.98% 1,980 Morgan 394 37.56% 655 62.44% 0 0.00% -261 -24.88% 1,049 Nicholas 619 63.36% 315 32.24% 43 4.40% 304 31.12% 977 Ohio 4,066 50.10% 3,901 48.07% 149 1.84% 165 2.03% 8,116 Pendleton 760 64.63% 416 35.37% 0 0.00% 344 29.25% 1,176 Pleasants 641 54.97% 470 40.31% 55 4.72% 171 14.67% 1,166 Pocahontas 575 68.05% 258 30.53% 12 1.42% 317 37.51% 845 Preston 1,335 34.78% 2,347 61.15% 156 4.06% -1,012 -26.37% 3,838 Putnam 830 41.50% 453 22.65% 717 35.85% 113"WeaverdGarfield" 5.65% 2,000 Raleigh 563 60.73% 309 33.33% 55 5.93% 254 27.40% 927 Randolph 872 68.02% 364 28.39% 46 3.59% 508 39.63% 1,282 Ritchie 1,008 38.46% 1,238 47.23% 375 14.31% -230 -8.78% 2,621 Roane 1,135 55.77% 593 29.14% 307 15.09% 542 26.63% 2,035 Summers 889 54.74% 637 39.22% 98 6.03% 252 15.52% 1,624 Taylor 1,055 43.79% 1,250 51.89% 104 4.32% -195 -8.09% 2,409 Tucker 340 63.79% 189 35.46% 4 0.75% 151 28.33% 533 Tyler 930 42.78% 1,125 51.75% 119 5.47% -195 -8.97% 2,174 Upshur 586 32.83% 995 55.74% 204 11.43% -409 -22.91% 1,785 Wayne 1,305 65.78% 672 33.87% 7 0.35% 633 31.91% 1,984 Webster 357 80.04% 74 16.59% 15 3.36% 283 63.45% 446 Wetzel 1,720 65.67% 886 33.83% 13 0.50% 834 31.84% 2,619 Wirt 769 57.30% 534 39.79% 39 2.91% 235 17.51% 1,342 Wood 2,159 42.44% 2,287 44.96% 641 12.60% -128 -2.52% 5,087 Wyoming 245 53.73% 201 44.08% 10 2.19% 44 9.65% 456Totals57,39050.95%46,24341.05%9,0088.00%11,1479.90%112,641
See also
United States presidential elections in West Virginia
Notes
References
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