1880 U.S. Presidential Election
Who won the 1880 U.S. Presidential Election?
James A. Garfield won the 1880 U.S. Presidential Election. James A. Garfield received 4,454,416 popular votes (48.3%) and 214 electoral votes. The main challenger was Winfield Scott Hancock (48.2%).
See the full head-to-head between Garfield and Hancock
Garfield +0.1 pts · won by 9,464 votes
4,454,416 votes · 214 electoral
Running mate: Chester A. Arthur
4,444,952 votes · 155 electoral
Running mate: William Hayden English
Other candidates received the remaining 3.5% of the popular vote; only the leading tickets are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote counts come from official certified totals (1976–2024) and official public returns for earlier years, cross-checked against the MIT Election Lab. The 1824 count is partial. Six states chose electors through their legislatures.