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1880 United States presidential election in North Carolina
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1880 United States presidential election
1880 United States presidential election in North Carolina North Carolina 1846 presidential no 1876 United States presidential election in North Carolina 1876 1884 United States presidential election in North Carolina 1884 November 2, 1880 x200px WinfieldScottHancock2 (cropped 3x4).jpg Winfield Scott Hancock Democratic Party (United States) Pennsylvania William Hayden English 10 124,204 James Abram Garfield, photo portrait seated (cropped).jpg James A. Garfield Republican Party (United States) Ohio Chester A. Arthur 0 115,616 47.98% 1880 United States presidential election in North Carolina results map by county.svg 51.55% 400px County results
Hancock
#86b6f2 50–60%
#4389e3 60–70%
#1666cb 70–80%
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 North Carolina took place on November 2, 1880, as part of the 1880 United States presidential election. Voters chose ten representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
North Carolina voted for the Democratic candidates, Major General Winfield Scott Hancock and his running mate William Hayden English, over the Republican candidates, U.S. Representative James A. Garfield and his running mate Chester A. Arthur. Hancock won North Carolina narrowly by a margin of 3.57 percent.
Results
Presidential CandidateRunning MatePartyElectoral Vote (EV)Popular Vote (PV)Winfield Scott Hancock of PennsylvaniaWilliam Hayden EnglishDemocratic101880 Presidential Election Results – North Carolina https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1880&fips=37&f=0&off=0&elect=0124,20451.55%James A. GarfieldChester A. ArthurRepublican0115,61647.98%James B. WeaverBarzillai J. ChambersGreenback01,1260.47%
Results by county
1880 United States presidential election in North Carolina by countyGéoelections http://geoelections.free.fr/USA/elec_comtes/1880.htm Presidential election of 1880 Popular Vote (.xlsx file for €15)CountyWinfield Scott HancockDemocraticJames Abram GarfieldRepublicanJames Baird WeaverGreenbackMargin%#%#%#%#Swain75.31%30824.69%1010.00%050.61%207Cleveland73.00%1,73622.50%5354.50%10750.50%1,201Catawba75.11%1,88324.89%6240.00%050.22%1,259Currituck72.80%97427.20%3640.00%045.59%610Jackson72.17%67727.83%2610.00%044.35%416Alexander69.24%82430.76%3660.00%038.49%458Macon69.01%74630.99%3350.00%038.02%411Caldwell68.18%98830.50%4421.31%1937.68%546Alleghany67.95%54932.05%2590.00%035.89%290Onslow66.89%1,08533.11%5370.00%033.79%548Clay66.12%36533.88%1870.00%032.25%178Gates65.88%1,01034.12%5230.00%031.77%487Union64.79%1,51635.21%8240.00%029.57%692Haywood64.77%93235.23%5070.00%029.53%425Columbus63.40%1,59736.60%9220.00%026.80%675Duplin61.96%2,01537.76%1,2280.28%924.20%787Transylvania61.88%46138.12%2840.00%023.76%177Yancey61.65%71238.35%4430.00%023.29%269Anson61.55%1,61738.45%1,0100.00%023.11%607Rockingham60.48%2,40338.74%1,5390.78%3121.75%864Pamlico57.17%58235.56%3627.27%7421.61%220Stanly60.67%88739.33%5750.00%021.34%312Iredell59.65%2,38940.35%1,6160.00%019.30%773Rowan59.64%2,03540.36%1,3770.00%019.28%658McDowell59.55%81740.45%5550.00%019.10%262Carteret59.38%1,02640.57%7010.06%118.81%325Harnett59.35%1,02840.65%7040.00%018.71%324Burke58.75%1,12541.25%7900.00%017.49%335Cabarrus58.60%1,49941.20%1,0540.20%517.40%445Hyde57.35%81942.65%6090.00%014.71%210Surry57.17%1,41242.83%1,0580.00%014.33%354Orange57.15%2,53742.85%1,9020.00%014.31%635Watauga56.64%71243.36%5450.00%013.29%167Sampson56.45%2,12243.26%1,6260.29%1113.19%496Johnston55.80%2,05944.20%1,6310.00%011.60%428Buncombe55.63%1,99544.37%1,5910.00%011.27%404Stokes55.07%1,24444.40%1,0030.53%1210.67%241Camden55.06%64244.94%5240.00%010.12%118Tyrrell54.96%43245.04%3540.00%09.92%78Pitt53.78%2,20044.37%1,8151.86%769.41%385Wilson54.70%1,65245.30%1,3680.00%09.40%284Person54.48%1,34445.52%1,1230.00%08.96%221Chatham53.94%2,20646.06%1,8840.00%07.87%322Alamance53.32%1,46345.44%1,2471.24%347.87%216Lincoln53.74%91346.26%7860.00%07.47%127Nash53.41%1,61246.59%1,4060.00%06.83%206Robeson53.28%2,23546.72%1,9600.00%06.56%275Cherokee52.66%72247.34%6490.00%05.32%73Randolph52.54%2,00547.46%1,8110.00%05.08%194Davie52.28%97547.72%8900.00%04.56%85Martin52.24%1,40847.76%1,2870.00%04.49%121Moore51.86%1,47648.03%1,3670.11%33.83%109Wayne51.81%2,42748.19%2,2570.00%03.63%170Dare51.25%28848.75%2740.00%02.49%14Ashe51.10%1,11748.90%1,0690.00%02.20%48Mecklenburg50.88%3,36149.12%3,2450.00%01.76%116Beaufort50.62%1,76649.38%1,7230.00%01.23%43Rutherford50.59%1,23649.41%1,2070.00%01.19%29Guilford50.28%2,28049.24%2,2330.49%221.04%47Franklin50.25%2,03249.75%2,0120.00%00.49%20Forsyth49.06%1,77849.42%1,7911.52%55-0.36%-13Cumberland49.67%2,10950.33%2,1370.00%0-0.66%-28Gaston49.27%1,10750.69%1,1390.04%1-1.42%-32Davidson48.73%1,78151.00%1,8640.27%10-2.27%-83Wilkes48.82%1,51051.18%1,5830.00%0-2.36%-73Wake48.54%4,35951.46%4,6220.00%0-2.93%-263Greene48.27%88051.73%9430.00%0-3.46%-63Granville47.09%2,82852.91%3,1780.00%0-5.83%-350Hertford46.30%98353.70%1,1400.00%0-7.40%-157Madison45.83%95154.17%1,1240.00%0-8.34%-173Brunswick44.75%74653.33%8891.92%32-8.58%-143Lenoir45.55%1,13254.45%1,3530.00%0-8.89%-221Montgomery45.48%71954.52%8620.00%0-9.04%-143Bladen45.14%1,27854.29%1,5370.57%16-9.15%-259Pender41.87%1,00751.31%1,2346.82%164-9.44%-227Caswell44.87%1,45755.04%1,7870.09%3-10.16%-330Yadkin44.83%94155.17%1,1580.00%0-10.34%-217Henderson44.64%67455.36%8360.00%0-10.73%-162Polk44.37%33555.63%4200.00%0-11.26%-85Richmond43.88%1,36356.12%1,7430.00%0-12.23%-380Perquimans43.31%75856.69%9920.00%0-13.37%-234Chowan42.51%63057.49%8520.00%0-14.98%-222Northampton42.07%1,51457.93%2,0850.00%0-15.87%-571Jones41.50%57457.85%8000.65%9-16.34%-226Halifax41.32%1,74458.68%2,4770.00%0-17.37%-733New Hanover36.53%1,43855.88%2,2007.59%299-19.35%-762Bertie39.61%1,16960.39%1,7820.00%0-20.77%-613Washington36.82%60260.06%9823.12%51-23.24%-380Pasquotank35.19%57564.81%1,0590.00%0-29.62%-484Mitchell34.24%51465.76%9870.00%0-31.51%-473Warren33.75%1,36666.25%2,6810.00%0-32.49%-1,315Edgecombe33.19%1,72666.81%3,4750.00%0-33.63%-1,749Craven28.99%1,18069.00%2,8092.01%82-40.01%-1,629
See also
United States presidential elections in North Carolina
References
North Carolina
1880
Category:1880 North Carolina elections