1880 United States presidential election in California

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United States presidential election in California, 1880

November 2, 1880

Nominee Winfield S. Hancock James A. Garfield Party Democratic Republican Home state Pennsylvania Ohio Running mate William Hayden English Chester A. Arthur Electoral vote 5 1 Popular vote 80,426 80,282 Percentage 48.98% 48.89%

President before election Rutherford B. Hayes Republican Elected President James A. Garfield Republican

In the 1880 United States presidential election, California narrowly voted for the Democratic nominee, United States Army officer Winfield Hancock, over the Republican nominee, Ohio representative James A. Garfield. One elector cast a vote for Garfield.

Results

United States presidential election in California, 1880
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Winfield Hancock	80,426	48.98%	5
	Republican	James A. Garfield	80,282	48.89%	1
	Greenback	James Weaver	3,381	2.06%	0
	No party	Write-ins	70	0.04%	0
	Prohibition	Neal S. Dow	54	0.03%	0
	Anti-Masonic	John W. Phelps	5	0.00%	0
Invalid or blank votes					—
Totals			167,218	100.00%	6
Voter turnout					—