United States presidential election in Virginia, 1880

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United States presidential election in Virginia, 1880

November 2, 1880

Nominee Winfield S. Hancock James A. Garfield Party Democratic Republican Home state Pennsylvania Ohio Running mate William H. English Chester A. Arthur Electoral vote 11 0 Popular vote 128,083 83,533 Percentage 60.53% 39.47%

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

The 1880 United States presidential election in Virginia took place on November 2, 1880, as part of the 1880 United States presidential election. Voters chose eleven representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Virginia voted for the Democratic candidate, Major General Winfield S. Hancock over the Republican candidate, U.S. Representative James A. Garfield. Hancock won Virginia comfortably by a margin of 21.05%.

Results

United States presidential election in Virginia, 1880
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Winfield S. Hancock	128,083	60.53%	11
	Republican	James A. Garfield	83,533	39.47%	0
Totals			211,616	100.0%	11