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1880 United States presidential election in Michigan

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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.

1880 United States presidential election in Michigan
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Nominee James A. Garfield Winfield S. Hancock James B. Weaver
Party Republican Democratic Greenback
Home state Ohio Pennsylvania Iowa
Running mate Chester A. Arthur William H. English Barzillai J. Chambers
Electoral vote 11 0 0
Popular vote 185,335 131,597 34,895
Percentage 52.49% 37.27% 9.88%
County Results
President before election

Rutherford B. Hayes
Republican

Elected President

James A. Garfield
Republican

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.[1]

Results

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1880 United States presidential election in Michigan[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James A. Garfield 185,335 52.49%
Democratic Winfield Scott Hancock 131,597 37.27%
Greenback James B. Weaver 34,895 9.88%
Prohibition Neal Dow 940 0.27%
Anti-Masonic John W. Phelps 312 0.09%
Total votes 353,079 100%

Results by county

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County[3] James Abram Garfield
Republican 		Winfield Scott Hancock
Democratic 		James Baird Weaver[4]
Greenback 		Various candidates[4]
Other parties 		Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # % # %
Alcona 386 59.66% 252 38.95% 9 1.39% 0 0.00% 134 20.71% 647
Allegan 4,693 56.34% 2,376 28.52% 1,209 14.51% 52 0.62% 2,317 27.82% 8,330
Alpena 960 52.40% 834 45.52% 38 2.07% 0 0.00% 126 6.88% 1,832
Antrim 600 61.92% 153 15.79% 215 22.19% 1 0.10% 385.[a] 39.73% 969
Baraga 173 43.36% 224 56.14% 0 0.00% 2 0.50% -51 -12.78% 399
Barry 3,083 49.13% 1,020 16.25% 2,129 33.93% 43 0.69% 954[a] 15.20% 6,275
Bay 2,404 38.74% 2,068 33.32% 1,734 27.94% 0 0.00% 336 5.41% 6,206
Benzie 449 58.85% 170 22.28% 142 18.61% 2 0.26% 279 36.57% 763
Berrien 4,535 52.60% 3,536 41.02% 540 6.26% 10 0.12% 999 11.59% 8,621
Branch 4,121 59.28% 1,195 17.19% 1,626 23.39% 10 0.14% 2,495[a] 35.89% 6,952
Calhoun 5,187 56.37% 3,143 34.16% 844 9.17% 27 0.29% 2,044 22.21% 9,201
Cass 2,859 52.42% 2,180 39.97% 415 7.61% 0 0.00% 679 12.45% 5,454
Charlevoix 784 67.12% 304 26.03% 78 6.68% 2 0.17% 480 41.10% 1,168
Cheboygan 606 48.64% 541 43.42% 99 7.95% 0 0.00% 65 5.22% 1,246
Chippewa 396 53.15% 347 46.58% 2 0.27% 0 0.00% 49 6.58% 745
Clare 488 54.10% 370 41.02% 44 4.88% 0 0.00% 118 13.08% 902
Clinton 3,299 48.03% 2,797 40.73% 756 11.01% 16 0.23% 502 7.31% 6,868
Crawford 183 53.04% 142 41.16% 20 5.80% 0 0.00% 41 11.88% 345
Delta 708 61.30% 441 38.18% 6 0.52% 0 0.00% 267 23.12% 1,155
Eaton 4,195 53.98% 2,681 34.50% 809 10.41% 87 1.12% 1,514 19.48% 7,772
Emmet 814 56.96% 495 34.64% 118 8.26% 2 0.14% 319 22.32% 1,429
Genesee 4,934 54.76% 3,086 34.25% 925 10.27% 66 0.73% 1,848 20.51% 9,011
Gladwin 160 38.83% 243 58.98% 7 1.70% 2 0.49% -83 -20.15% 412
Grand Traverse 1,356 73.14% 428 23.09% 70 3.78% 0 0.00% 928 50.05% 1,854
Gratiot 2,548 50.84% 1,489 29.71% 965 19.25% 10 0.20% 1,059 21.13% 5,012
Hillsdale 4,909 59.50% 1,951 23.65% 1,365 16.54% 26 0.32% 2,958 35.85% 8,251
Houghton 2,100 61.48% 1,311 38.38% 0 0.00% 5 0.15% 789 23.10% 3,416
Huron 1,713 56.93% 1,245 41.38% 42 1.40% 9 0.30% 468 15.55% 3,009
Ingham 3,984 47.26% 3,412 40.47% 1,005 11.92% 29 0.34% 572 6.79% 8,430
Ionia 4,210 52.20% 2,542 31.52% 1,257 15.59% 56 0.69% 1,668 20.68% 8,065
Iosco 809 60.96% 513 38.66% 5 0.38% 0 0.00% 296 22.31% 1,327
Isabella 1,438 56.00% 996 38.79% 129 5.02% 5 0.19% 442 17.21% 2,568
Jackson 4,486 44.17% 3,743 36.86% 1,810 17.82% 117 1.15% 743 7.32% 10,156
Kalamazoo 4,478 55.46% 3,044 37.70% 550 6.81% 2 0.02% 1,434 17.76% 8,074
Kalkaska 496 71.16% 170 24.39% 31 4.45% 0 0.00% 326 46.77% 697
Kent 8,313 50.26% 5,115 30.92% 3,037 18.36% 76 0.46% 3,198 19.33% 16,541
Keweenaw 591 69.28% 262 30.72% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 329 38.57% 853
Lake 579 67.96% 266 31.22% 6 0.70% 1 0.12% 313 36.74% 852
Lapeer 3,440 55.31% 2,606 41.90% 171 2.75% 3 0.05% 834 13.41% 6,220
Leelanau 594 48.61% 545 44.60% 83 6.79% 0 0.00% 49 4.01% 1,222
Lenawee 6,451 52.55% 5,246 42.73% 402 3.27% 177 1.44% 1,205 9.82% 12,276
Livingston 2,879 48.35% 2,819 47.34% 231 3.88% 26 0.44% 60 1.01% 5,955
Mackinac 145 32.88% 296 67.12% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -151 -34.24% 441
Macomb 3,137 47.77% 3,218 49.00% 201 3.06% 11 0.17% -81 -1.23% 6,567
Manistee 1,189 51.70% 870 37.83% 240 10.43% 1 0.04% 319 13.87% 2,300
Manitou 34 19.65% 139 80.35% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -105 -60.69% 173
Marquette 2,434 65.08% 1,271 33.98% 14 0.37% 21 0.56% 1,163 31.10% 3,740
Mason 1,267 60.08% 766 36.32% 76 3.60% 0 0.00% 501 23.76% 2,109
Mecosta 1,621 58.99% 852 31.00% 275 10.01% 0 0.00% 769 27.98% 2,748
Menominee 1,380 60.90% 880 38.83% 4 0.18% 2 0.09% 500 22.07% 2,266
Midland 761 49.84% 405 26.52% 355 23.25% 6 0.39% 356 23.31% 1,527
Missaukee 266 62.74% 121 28.54% 37 8.73% 0 0.00% 145 34.20% 424
Monroe 3,178 44.67% 3,701 52.02% 224 3.15% 12 0.17% -523 -7.35% 7,115
Montcalm 4,163 54.06% 2,770 35.97% 763 9.91% 4 0.05% 1,393 18.09% 7,700
Muskegon 2,807 57.90% 1,680 34.65% 358 7.38% 3 0.06% 1,127 23.25% 4,848
Newaygo 1,492 47.79% 625 20.02% 994 31.84% 11 0.35% 498[a] 15.95% 3,122
Oakland 5,370 49.35% 5,150 47.33% 318 2.92% 44 0.40% 220 2.02% 10,882
Oceana 1,481 60.06% 482 19.55% 501 20.32% 2 0.08% 980[a] 39.74% 2,466
Ogemaw 264 51.46% 191 37.23% 58 11.31% 0 0.00% 73 14.23% 513
Ontonagon 228 48.31% 218 46.19% 25 5.30% 1 0.21% 10 2.12% 472
Osceola 1,225 66.18% 581 31.39% 23 1.24% 22 1.19% 644 34.79% 1,851
Otsego 328 51.74% 217 34.23% 81 12.78% 8 1.26% 111 17.51% 634
Ottawa 3,284 52.93% 2,019 32.54% 784 12.64% 117 1.89% 1,265 20.39% 6,204
Presque Isle 216 59.83% 145 40.17% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 71 19.67% 361
Roscommon 335 32.81% 596 58.37% 90 8.81% 0 0.00% -261 -25.56% 1,021
Saginaw 5,207 46.78% 5,304 47.65% 609 5.47% 12 0.11% -97 -0.87% 11,132
Sanilac 2,238 60.13% 1,296 34.82% 186 5.00% 2 0.05% 942 25.31% 3,722
Schoolcraft 157 79.29% 41 20.71% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 116 58.59% 198
Shiawassee 3,347 51.39% 1,972 30.28% 1,167 17.92% 27 0.41% 1,375 21.11% 6,513
St. Clair 4,219 50.09% 3,439 40.83% 758 9.00% 7 0.08% 780 9.26% 8,423
St. Joseph 3,144 48.50% 2,102 32.42% 1,231 18.99% 6 0.09% 1,042 16.07% 6,483
Tuscola 2,999 61.47% 1,517 31.09% 358 7.34% 5 0.10% 1,482 30.38% 4,879
Van Buren 4,131 57.25% 2,004 27.77% 1,062 14.72% 19 0.26% 2,127 29.48% 7,216
Washtenaw 4,629 46.55% 4,957 49.85% 333 3.35% 25 0.25% -328 -3.30% 9,944
Wayne 16,157 50.56% 15,064 47.14% 718 2.25% 18 0.06% 1,093 3.42% 31,957
Wexford 1,111 67.54% 406 24.68% 128 7.78% 0 0.00% 705 42.86% 1,645
Totals 185,335 52.49% 131,596 37.27% 34,895 9.88% 1,250 0.35% 51,749 15.22% 353,076

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e In this county where Hancock ran third behind Garfield and Weaver, margin given is Garfield vote minus Weaver vote and percentage margin Garfield percentage minus Weaver percentage

References

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  1. ^ "1880 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  2. ^ "1880 Presidential General Election Results - Michigan". Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  3. ^ Géoelections; Popular Vote at the Presidential Election for 1880 (.xlsx file for €15)
  4. ^ a b Géoelections; Popular Vote for James B. Weaver at the Presidential Election for 1880 (.xlsx file for €15)
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