1880 United States presidential election in Connecticut
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The 1880 United States presidential election in Connecticut took place on November 2, 1880, as part of the 1880 United States presidential election. Voters chose 6 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Connecticut voted for the Republican nominee, James A. Garfield, over the Democratic nominee, Winfield Scott Hancock. Garfield won the state by a narrow margin of 2.01%. This would be the last time that a Republican would carry the state until William McKinley won it in 1896.
Results
| 1880 United States presidential election in Connecticut[1] | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
| Count | % | Count | % | |||||
| Republican | James Abram Garfield of Ohio | Chester Alan Arthur of New York | 67,071 | 50.51% | 6 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic | Winfield Scott Hancock of Pennsylvania | William Hayden English of Indiana | 64,411 | 48.50% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Greenback | James Baird Weaver of Iowa | Barzillai Jefferson Chambers of Texas | 868 | 0.65% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Prohibition | Neal Dow of Maine | Henry Adams Thompson of Ohio | 409 | 0.31% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| N/A | Others | Others | 39 | 0.03% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Total | 132,798 | 100.00% | 6 | 100.00% | ||||
References
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