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The 1880 United States presidential election in Illinois took place on November 2, 1880, as part of the 1880 United States presidential election. Voters chose 21 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Illinois voted for the Republican nominee, James A. Garfield, over the Democratic nominee, Winfield Scott Hancock. Garfield won the state by a margin of 6.55%.[1]
Results
| 1880 United States presidential election in Illinois[2] | ||||||||
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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 | 318,036 | 51.11% | 21 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic | Winfield Scott Hancock of Pennsylvania | William Hayden English of Indiana | 277,321 | 44.56% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Greenback | James Baird Weaver of Iowa | Barzillai Jefferson Chambers of Texas | 26,358 | 4.24% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Prohibition | Neal Dow of Maine | Henry Adams Thompson of Ohio | 440 | 0.07% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Anti-Masonic | John Wolcott Phelps of Vermont | Samuel Clarke Pomeroy of Kansas | 150 | 0.02% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Total | 622,305 | 100.00% | 21 | 100.00% | ||||
See also
References
- ^ Humanities, National Endowment for the (November 10, 1880). "Chicago daily tribune. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1872-1963, November 10, 1880, Image 2". p. 2. ISSN 2572-9985. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
- ^ "1880 Presidential General Election Results - Illinois".
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