1880 United States presidential election in Louisiana

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1880 United States presidential election in Louisiana

November 2, 1880

Nominee Winfield S. Hancock James A. Garfield Party Democratic Republican Home state Pennsylvania Ohio Running mate William H. English Chester A. Arthur Electoral vote 8 0 Popular vote 65,047 38,978 Percentage 62.27% 37.31%

Parish Results Hancock   40-50%   50-60%   60-70%   70-80%   80-90%   90-100% Garfield   50-60%   60-70%   70-80%   80-90%   90-100%

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

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

Louisiana voted for the Democratic nominee, Winfield Scott Hancock, over the Republican nominee, James A. Garfield. Hancock won the state by a margin of 24.96%.

Results

1880 United States presidential election in Louisiana
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
				Count	%	Count	%
	Democratic	Winfield Scott Hancock of Pennsylvania	William Hayden English of Indiana	65,047	62.27%	8	100.00%
	Republican	James Abram Garfield of Ohio	Chester Alan Arthur of New York	38,978	37.31%	0	0.00%
	Greenback	James Baird Weaver of Iowa	Barzillai Jefferson Chambers of Texas	437	0.42%	0	0.00%
Total				104,462	100.00%	8	100.00%

See also

• United States presidential elections in Louisiana