United States presidential election in Texas, 1880

United States presidential election in Texas, 1880

November 2, 1880

Nominee Winfield S. Hancock James A. Garfield James B. Weaver Party Democratic Republican Greenback Home state Pennsylvania Ohio Iowa Running mate William H. English Chester A. Arthur Barzillai J. Chambers Electoral vote 8 0 0 Popular vote 156,428 57,893 27,405 Percentage 64.7% 24.0% 11.3%

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

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The 1880 United States presidential election in Texas was held on November 2, 1880. Texas voters chose 8 electors to represent the state in the Electoral College, which chose the President and Vice President.

Texas voted for the Democratic nominee Winfield S. Hancock, who received 64% of the vote. Texas was Hancock's fourth-strongest state. It was also the strongest state for Greenback candidate James B. Weaver, who received 11% of the vote.

Results

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