1880 United States presidential election in Maine

none June 2025 September 2023 1880 United States presidential election 1880 United States presidential election in Maine Maine Flag of the United States (1877–1890).svg presidential no 1876 United States presidential election in Maine 1876 1884 United States presidential election in Maine 1884 November 2, 1880 x200px James Abram Garfield, photo portrait seated (cropped).jpg James A. Garfield Republican Party (United States) Ohio Chester A. Arthur 7 74,052 51.46% WinfieldScottHancock2 (cropped 3x4).jpg Winfield Scott Hancock Democratic Party (United States) Pennsylvania William Hayden English 0 65,211 45.32% 1880 United States presidential election in Maine results map by county.svg 300px County results Garfield #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% Hancock #86b6f2 50–60% President Rutherford B. Hayes Republican Party (United States) James A. Garfield Republican Party (United States) The 1880 United States presidential election in Maine took place on November 2, 1880, as part of the 1880 United States presidential election. Voters chose seven representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Maine voted for the Republican nominee, James A. Garfield, over the Democratic nominee, Winfield Scott Hancock. Garfield won the state by a narrow margin of 6.14%. Hancock's relatively strong showing was due to his firm stance against immigration, toward which Garfield was relatively favorable,Walter, Dr. Aaron T.; Dirty, Rotten, Scandalous: U.S. Presidential Elections Throughout History, p. 85 1365317951 but which was a major issue for Maine voters who feared immigration would depress their wages.Kurashige, Lon; Two Faces of Exclusion: The Untold History of Anti-Asian Racism in the United States, pp. 55-56 1469629445 He proved the only Democrat to carry any of Maine's counties between 1868 and 1896 inclusive, and was the last to carry Aroostook County until Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964, and the last to carry Lincoln County and Waldo County until Woodrow Wilson in 1912.Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, pp. 218-219 0786422173 Results 1880 United States presidential election in Maine1880 Presidential General Election Results – Maine http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1880&fips=23&f=1&off=0&elect=0&minper=0 Republican Party (United States) James Abram Garfield Ohio Chester Alan Arthur New York 74,052 51.46% 7 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Winfield Scott Hancock Pennsylvania William Hayden English Indiana 65,211 45.32% 0 0.00% Greenback Party James Baird Weaver Iowa Barzillai Jefferson Chambers Texas 4,409 3.06% 0 0.00% N/A Others Others 139 0.10% 0 0.00% Prohibition Party Neal Dow Maine Henry Adams Thompson Ohio 92 0.06% 0 0.00% 143,903 100.00% 7 100.00% Results by county County James Abram GarfieldGéoelections; Presidential election of 1880 Popular Vote (.xlsx file for €15)Republican Winfield Scott HancockDemocratic James Baird WeaverGéoelections; Presidential election of 1880 Popular Vote for James B. Weaver (.xlsx file for €15)Greenback Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % Androscoggin 4,974 52.76% 4,215 44.71% 207 2.20% 32 0.34% 759 8.05% 9,428 Aroostook 2,560 47.81% 2,738 51.14% 37 0.69% 19 0.35% -178 -3.32% 5,354 Cumberland 10,167 50.75% 9,339 46.62% 487 2.43% 41 0.20% 828 4.13% 20,034 Franklin 2,390 51.49% 2,178 46.92% 72 1.55% 2 0.04% 212 4.57% 4,642 Hancock 4,314 52.81% 3,698 45.27% 137 1.68% 20 0.24% 616 7.54% 8,169 Kennebec 7,771 59.00% 5,001 37.97% 385 2.92% 15 0.11% 2,770 21.03% 13,172 Knox 2,880 41.28% 3,659 52.45% 415 5.95% 22 0.32% -779 -11.17% 6,976 Lincoln 2,669 47.18% 2,890 51.09% 98 1.73% 0 0.00% -221 -3.91% 5,657 Oxford 4,354 50.75% 3,969 46.26% 251 2.93% 6 0.07% 385 4.49% 8,580 Penobscot 8,186 52.21% 6,307 40.23% 1,157 7.38% 29 0.18% 1,879 11.98% 15,679 Piscataquis 1,943 56.83% 1,330 38.90% 145 4.24% 1 0.03% 613 17.93% 3,419 Sagadahoc 2,932 61.84% 1,761 37.14% 31 0.65% 17 0.36% 1,171 24.70% 4,741 Somerset 4,090 50.74% 3,526 43.74% 440 5.46% 5 0.06% 564 7.00% 8,061 Waldo 2,748 40.25% 3,848 56.36% 220 3.22% 11 0.16% -1,100 -16.11% 6,827 Washington 4,361 53.97% 3,622 44.82% 98 1.21% 0 0.00% 739 9.14% 8,081 York 7,700 51.23% 7,090 47.18% 228 1.52% 11 0.07% 610 4.06% 15,029Totals74,03951.47%65,17145.31%4,4083.06%2310.16%8,8686.16%143,849 See also United States presidential elections in Maine References Maine 1880 Category:1880 Maine elections Category:Long stubs with short prose