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1880 United States presidential election
Flag of Michigan (1865–1911, obverse).svgborder 1880 United States presidential election in Michigan Michigan 1911 presidential no 1876 United States presidential election in Michigan 1876 1884 United States presidential election in Michigan 1884 November 2, 1880 x160px James Abram Garfield, photo portrait seated (cropped).jpg James A. Garfield Republican Party (United States) Ohio Chester A. Arthur 11 185,190 52.51% WinfieldScottHancock2 (cropped 3x4).jpg Winfield Scott Hancock Democratic Party (United States) Pennsylvania William Hayden English 0 131,301 37.23% James Weaver - Brady-Handy (cropped 3x4).jpg James B. Weaver Greenback Party Iowa Barzillai J. Chambers 0 34,895 9.89% 300px President Rutherford B. Hayes Republican Party (United States) James A. Garfield Republican Party (United States) 1880 United States presidential election in Michigan results map by county.svg County results
Garfield
#FFCCD0 30–40%
#f2b3be 40–50%
#e27f90 50–60%
#cc2f4a 60–70%
#d40000 70–80%
Hancock
#b9d7ff 40–50%
#86b6f2 50–60%
#4389e3 60–70%
#0645b4 80–90%
The 1880 United States presidential election in Michigan took place on November 2, 1880, as part of the 1880 United States presidential election. Voters chose 11 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.
Michigan voted for Republican nominees James A. Garfield of Ohio and his running mate Chester A. Arthur over Democratic candidates Winfield Scott Hancock of Pennsylvania and running mate William Hayden English and Greenback candidates James B. Weaver of Iowa and his running mate Barzillai J. Chambers of Texas.
With 9.88% of the popular vote, Michigan would prove to be Weaver's third strongest state in terms of popular vote percentage after Texas and Iowa.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
Results
+ General Election ResultsMichigan State Archives, Statement of Votes given in the State of Michigan, for eleven Electors of President and Vice President of the United States for the State of Michigan, at the General Election held in the said State, on Tuesday, the second day of November, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eightyParty Pledged to Elector Votes Republican Party James A. Garfield Watson Beach185,190 Republican Party James A. Garfield Edward H. Butler185,186 Republican Party James A. Garfield David R. Cook185,185 Republican Party James A. Garfield Aaron B. Turner185,120 Republican Party James A. Garfield Charles Duncombe184,785 Republican Party James A. Garfield William H. Potter184,549 Republican Party James A. Garfield Charles B. Peck182,970 Republican Party James A. Garfield Samuel A. Browne182,752 Republican Party James A. Garfield Ira P. Bingham182,282 Republican Party James A. Garfield Charles T. Mitchell182,184 Republican Party James A. Garfield Samuel M. Stephenson179,775 Democratic Party Winfield Scott Hancock Jerome Eddy131,301 Democratic Party Winfield Scott Hancock William Foxen131,300 Democratic Party Winfield Scott Hancock James Dempsey131,292 Democratic Party Winfield Scott Hancock Peter White131,200 Democratic Party Winfield Scott Hancock Germain H. Mason130,857 Democratic Party Winfield Scott Hancock William R. Marsh130,028 Democratic Party Winfield Scott Hancock Hiram J. Beakes129,887 Democratic Party Winfield Scott Hancock Horace B. Peck128,360 Democratic Party Winfield Scott Hancock James S. Upton125,521 Democratic Party Winfield Scott Hancock Wildman Mills121,410 Democratic Party Winfield Scott Hancock Archibald McDonell114,726 Greenback Party James B. Weaver Augustus Day34,895 Greenback Party James B. Weaver Henry W. Beach34,894 Greenback Party James B. Weaver Henry S. Smith34,894 Greenback Party James B. Weaver William A. Berkey34,839 Greenback Party James B. Weaver William F. Hicks34,531 Greenback Party James B. Weaver George W. Stephenson34,528 Greenback Party James B. Weaver Oscar F. Bean33,728 Greenback Party James B. Weaver Asa A. Sheldon32,835 Greenback Party James B. Weaver John R. Hill32,606 Greenback Party James B. Weaver Valentine A. Saph30,762 Greenback Party James B. Weaver Henry T. Farnham30,695 Prohibition Party Neal Dow Charles P. Russell942 Prohibition Party Neal Dow William G. Browne934 Prohibition Party Neal Dow John Boyington933 Prohibition Party Neal Dow James H. Edwards928 Prohibition Party Neal Dow Albert L. Chubb917 Prohibition Party Neal Dow Emory L. Brewer916 Prohibition Party Neal Dow George C. Haskins893 Prohibition Party Neal Dow James G. McKee881 Prohibition Party Neal Dow Joseph P. Whiting881 Prohibition Party Neal Dow Emory Curtiss875 Prohibition Party Neal Dow Edward C. Newell840 Anti-Masonic Party John W. Phelps Charles Derbeyshire312 Anti-Masonic Party John W. Phelps Randall Faurot312 Anti-Masonic Party John W. Phelps Richard Finch312 Anti-Masonic Party John W. Phelps Joel Martin312 Anti-Masonic Party John W. Phelps William Wing312 Anti-Masonic Party John W. Phelps Charles C. Foot311 Anti-Masonic Party John W. Phelps Phillip Phelps311 Anti-Masonic Party John W. Phelps Jacob B. Crall310 Anti-Masonic Party John W. Phelps Sidney P. Cool310 Anti-Masonic Party John W. Phelps Reuben D. Nichol309 Anti-Masonic Party John W. Phelps Isaac J. Gray276 Write-in Scattering61Votes cast"highest" Based on highest elector on each ticket 352,701
Results By County
CountyJenney William Legislative Manual of the State of Michigan for the Year 1881 1881 W. S. George & Co., State Printers and Binders Lansing 210-212 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015060789180&view=1up&seq=224 22 May 2026 James A. GarfieldRepublican Winfield S. HancockDemocratic James B. WeaverGreenback Neal DowProhibition John W. PhelpsAnti-Masonic Margin Total votes cast"highest" # % # % # % # % # % # %Alcona38659.66%25238.95%91.39%00.00%00.00%13420.71%647Allegan4,69356.34%2,37628.52%1,20914.51%40.05%480.58%2,31727.82%8,330Alpena96052.40%83445.52%382.07%00.00%00.00%1266.88%1,832Antrim60061.92%15315.79%21522.19%10.10%00.00%385"GarfieldWeaver" Garfield's margin over Weaver39.73%969Baraga17343.36%22456.14%00.00%20.50%00.00%-51-12.78%399Barry3,08349.13%1,02016.25%2,12933.93%260.41%170.27%954"GarfieldWeaver"15.20%6,275Bay2,40438.74%2,06833.32%1,73427.94%00.00%00.00%3365.41%6,206Benzie44958.85%17022.28%14218.61%00.00%20.26%27936.57%763Berrien4,53552.60%3,53641.02%5406.26%70.08%30.03%99911.59%8,621Branch4,12159.28%1,19517.19%1,62623.39%80.12%20.03%2,495"GarfieldWeaver"35.89%6,952Calhoun5,18756.37%3,14334.16%8449.17%260.28%10.01%2,04422.21%9,201Cass2,85952.42%2,18039.97%4157.61%00.00%00.00%67912.45%5,454Charlevoix78467.12%30426.03%786.68%20.17%00.00%48041.10%1,168Cheboygan60648.64%54143.42%997.95%00.00%00.00%655.22%1,246Chippewa39653.15%34746.58%20.27%00.00%00.00%496.58%745Clare48854.10%37041.02%444.88%00.00%00.00%11813.08%902Clinton3,29948.03%2,79740.72%75611.01%120.17%40.06%5027.31%6,869"one" Includes 1 Scattering voteCrawford18353.04%14241.16%205.80%00.00%00.00%4111.88%345Delta70861.30%44138.18%60.52%00.00%00.00%26723.12%1,155Eaton4,19553.98%2,68134.50%80910.41%871.12%00.00%1,51419.48%7,772Emmet81456.96%49534.64%1188.26%20.14%00.00%31922.32%1,429Genesee4,93454.76%3,085"Hancocktypo" The 1881 Michigan Manual contains a typo for Hancock in this county34.24%92510.27%560.62%100.11%1,84920.52%9,010Gladwin16038.83%24358.98%71.70%20.49%00.00%-83-20.15%412Grand Traverse1,35673.14%42823.09%703.78%00.00%00.00%92850.05%1,854Gratiot2,54850.84%1,48929.71%96519.25%70.14%30.06%1,05921.13%5,012Hillsdale4,90959.50%1,95123.65%1,36516.54%210.25%50.06%2,95835.85%8,251Houghton2,10061.48%1,31138.38%00.00%50.15%00.00%78923.10%3,416Huron1,71356.93%1,24541.38%421.40%90.30%00.00%46815.55%3,009Ingham3,98447.26%3,41240.47%1,00511.92%290.34%00.00%5726.79%8,430Ionia4,21052.20%2,54231.52%1,25715.59%410.51%150.19%1,66820.68%8,065Iosco80960.96%51338.66%50.38%00.00%00.00%29622.31%1,327Isabella1,43855.98%99638.77%1295.02%00.00%50.19%44217.21%2,569"one"Jackson4,48644.11%3,744"Hancocktypo"36.82%1,81017.80%1171.15%00.00%7427.30%10,169Includes 12 Scattering votesKalamazoo4,47855.44%3,045"Hancocktypo"37.70%5506.81%2"Dowtypo" The 1881 Michigan Manual contains a typo for Dow in this county0.02%20.02%1,43317.74%8,077Kalkaska49671.16%17024.39%314.45%00.00%00.00%32646.77%697Kent8,31350.26%5,11530.92%3,03718.36%580.35%180.11%3,19819.33%16,541Keweenaw59169.28%26230.72%00.00%00.00%00.00%32938.57%853Lake57967.96%26631.22%60.70%10.12%00.00%31336.74%852Lapeer3,44055.31%2,60641.90%1712.75%30.05%00.00%83413.41%6,220Leelanau59448.61%54544.60%836.79%00.00%00.00%494.01%1,222Lenawee6,45152.54%5,24642.73%4023.27%1671.36%100.08%1,2059.81%12,278Includes 2 Scattering votesLivingston2,87948.36%2,817"Hancocktypo"47.32%2313.88%100.17%160.27%621.04%5,953Mackinac"notincluded" Not included in official canvass14532.88%29667.12%00.00%00.00%00.00%-151-34.24%441Macomb3,13747.77%3,21849.00%2013.06%100.15%10.02%-81-1.23%6,567Manistee1,18951.70%87037.83%24010.43%10.04%00.00%31913.87%2,300Manitou3419.65%13980.35%00.00%00.00%00.00%-105-60.69%173Marquette2,43465.08%1,27133.98%140.37%210.56%00.00%1,16331.10%3,740Mason1,26760.08%76636.32%763.60%00.00%00.00%50123.76%2,109Mecosta1,62158.99%85231.00%27510.01%00.00%00.00%76927.98%2,748Menominee1,38060.90%88038.83%40.18%20.09%00.00%50022.07%2,266Midland76149.77%40526.49%35523.22%7"Dowtypo"0.46%10.07%35623.28%1,529Missaukee26662.74%12128.54%378.73%00.00%00.00%14534.20%424Monroe3,17844.67%3,70152.02%2243.15%20.03%100.14%-523-7.35%7,115Montcalm4,16354.06%2,77035.97%7639.91%40.05%00.00%1,39318.09%7,700Muskegon2,80757.90%1,68034.65%3587.38%30.06%00.00%1,12723.25%4,848Newaygo1,49247.79%62520.02%99431.84%110.35%00.00%498"GarfieldWeaver"15.95%3,122Oakland5,37049.35%5,15047.33%3182.92%370.34%70.06%2202.02%10,882Oceana1,48160.06%48219.55%50120.32%00.00%20.08%980"GarfieldWeaver"39.74%2,466Ogemaw26451.46%19137.23%5811.31%00.00%00.00%7314.23%513Ontonagon22848.31%21846.19%255.30%10.21%00.00%102.12%472Osceola1,22566.18%58131.39%231.24%211.13%10.05%64434.79%1,851Otsego32851.74%21734.23%8112.78%81.26%00.00%11117.51%634Ottawa3,28452.93%2,01932.54%78412.64%50.08%1121.81%1,26520.39%6,204Presque Isle21659.83%14540.17%00.00%00.00%00.00%7119.67%361Roscommon33532.81%59658.37%908.81%00.00%00.00%-261-25.56%1,021Saginaw5,20746.78%5,30447.65%6095.47%120.11%00.00%-97-0.87%11,132Sanilac2,23860.11%1,297"Hancocktypo"34.84%1865.00%20.05%00.00%94125.28%3,723Schoolcraft15779.29%4120.71%00.00%00.00%00.00%11658.59%198Shiawassee3,34751.39%1,97230.28%1,16717.92%260.40%10.02%1,37521.11%6,513St. Clair4,21950.09%3,43940.83%7589.00%70.08%00.00%7809.26%8,423St. Joseph3,14448.33%2,10232.31%1,23118.92%10.02%50.08%1,04216.02%6,505Includes 22 Scattering votesTuscola2,99961.47%1,51731.09%3587.34%50.10%00.00%1,48230.38%4,879Van Buren4,13157.25%2,00427.77%1,06214.72%100.14%90.12%2,12729.48%7,216Washtenaw4,62946.55%4,658"Hancocktypo"49.85%3333.35%230.23%20.02%-329-3.31%9,945Wayne16,15750.52%15,06447.10%7182.25%180.06%00.00%1,0933.42%31,980Includes 23 Scattering votesWexford1,11167.54%40624.68%1287.78%00.00%00.00%70542.86%1,645Total185,19052.51%131,30137.23%34,8959.89%9420.27%3120.09%53,88915.28%352,701
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
20em
Alcona
Alpena
Bay
Cheboygan
Chippewa
Emmet
Jackson
Livingston
Oakland
Ontonagon
Presque Isle
Wayne
See also
United States presidential elections in Michigan
Notes
References
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