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1880 United States presidential election in Rhode Island
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1880 United States presidential election
1880 United States presidential election in Rhode Island Rhode Island 1877 presidential no 1876 United States presidential election in Rhode Island 1876 1884 United States presidential election in Rhode Island 1884 November 2, 1880 x200px James Abram Garfield, photo portrait seated (cropped).jpg James A. Garfield Republican Party (United States) Ohio Chester A. Arthur 4 18,195 62.24% WinfieldScottHancock2 (cropped 3x4).jpg Winfield Scott Hancock Democratic Party (United States) Pennsylvania William Hayden English 0 10,779 36.87% 250px County results 250px Municipality results
Garfield
#e27f90 50–60%
#cc2f4a 60–70%
#d40000 70–80%
#aa0000 80–90%
Hancock
#86b6f2 50–60%
#4389E3 60–70% President Rutherford B. Hayes Republican Party (United States) James A. Garfield Republican Party (United States)
The 1880 United States presidential election in Rhode Island took place on November 2, 1880, as part of the 1880 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Rhode Island voted for the Republican nominee, James A. Garfield, over the Democratic nominee, Winfield Scott Hancock. Garfield won the state by a margin of 25.37%.
With 62.24% of the popular vote, Rhode Island would be Garfield's fourth strongest victory in terms of percentage in the popular vote after Vermont, Nebraska and Minnesota.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/stats.php?year=1880&f=1&off=0&elect=0 1880 Presidential Election Statistics Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections 2018-03-05
This was the last time until 1964 that a Democrat won the town of North Kingstown.
Results
1880 United States presidential election in Rhode Island1880 Presidential General Election Results - Rhode Island http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1880&fips=44&f=1&off=0&elect=0&minper=0 Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections
Republican Party (United States)
James Abram Garfield
Ohio
Chester Alan Arthur
New York
18,195
62.24%
4
100.00%
Democratic Party (United States)
Winfield Scott Hancock
Pennsylvania
William Hayden English
Indiana
10,779
36.87%
0
0.00%
Greenback Party
James Baird Weaver
Iowa
Barzillai Jefferson Chambers
Texas
236
0.81%
0
0.00%
Prohibition Party
Neal Dow
Maine
Henry Adams Thompson
Ohio
20
0.07%
0
0.00%
Anti-Masonic Party
John Wolcott Phelps
Vermont
Samuel Clarke Pomeroy
Kansas
4
0.01%
0
0.00%
N/A
Others
Others
1
0.01%
0
0.00%
29,235
100.00%
4
100.00%
See also
United States presidential elections in Rhode Island
References
Rhode Island
1880
Category:1880 Rhode Island elections