1880 United States presidential election in Indiana

The 1880 United States presidential election in Indiana took place on November 2, 1880, as part of the 1880 United States presidential election. Voters chose 15 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

1880 United States presidential election in Indiana

November 2, 1880
 
Nominee James A. Garfield Winfield S. Hancock
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Ohio Pennsylvania
Running mate Chester A. Arthur William H. English
Electoral vote 15 0
Popular vote 232,164 225,522
Percentage 49.33% 47.91%

County Results

President before election

Rutherford B. Hayes
Republican

Elected President

James A. Garfield
Republican

Indiana voted for the Republican nominee, James A. Garfield, over the Democratic nominee, Winfield Scott Hancock. Garfield won the state by a narrow margin of 1.42%.

Results

1880 United States presidential election in Indiana[1]
Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote
Count % Count %
Republican James Abram Garfield of Ohio Chester Alan Arthur of New York 232,164 49.33% 15 100.00%
Democratic Winfield Scott Hancock of Pennsylvania William Hayden English of Indiana 225,522 47.91% 0 0.00%
Greenback James Baird Weaver of Iowa Barzillai Jefferson Chambers of Texas 12,986 2.76% 0 0.00%
Total 470,672 100.00% 15 100.00%

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