1880 United States presidential election in North Carolina

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

1880 United States presidential election in North Carolina

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NomineeWinfield S. HancockJames A. Garfield
PartyDemocraticRepublican
Home statePennsylvaniaOhio
Running mateWilliam H. EnglishChester A. Arthur
Electoral vote100
Popular vote124,204115,616
Percentage51.55%47.98%

County Results

President before election

Rutherford B. Hayes
Republican

Elected President

James A. Garfield
Republican

North Carolina voted for the Democratic candidates, Major General Winfield Scott Hancock and his running mate William Hayden English, over the Republican candidates, U.S. Representative James A. Garfield and his running mate Chester A. Arthur. Hancock won North Carolina narrowly by a margin of 3.57 percent.

Results

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Presidential CandidateRunning MatePartyElectoral Vote (EV)Popular Vote (PV)
Winfield Scott Hancock of PennsylvaniaWilliam Hayden EnglishDemocratic10[1]124,20451.55%
James A. GarfieldChester A. ArthurRepublican0115,61647.98%
James B. WeaverBarzillai J. ChambersGreenback01,1260.47%

Results by county

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1880 United States presidential election in North Carolina by county[2]
CountyWinfield Scott Hancock
Democratic
James Abram Garfield
Republican
James Baird Weaver
Greenback
Margin
%#%#%#%#
Swain75.31%30824.69%1010.00%050.61%207
Cleveland73.00%1,73622.50%5354.50%10750.50%1,201
Catawba75.11%1,88324.89%6240.00%050.22%1,259
Currituck72.80%97427.20%3640.00%045.59%610
Jackson72.17%67727.83%2610.00%044.35%416
Alexander69.24%82430.76%3660.00%038.49%458
Macon69.01%74630.99%3350.00%038.02%411
Caldwell68.18%98830.50%4421.31%1937.68%546
Alleghany67.95%54932.05%2590.00%035.89%290
Onslow66.89%1,08533.11%5370.00%033.79%548
Clay66.12%36533.88%1870.00%032.25%178
Gates65.88%1,01034.12%5230.00%031.77%487
Union64.79%1,51635.21%8240.00%029.57%692
Haywood64.77%93235.23%5070.00%029.53%425
Columbus63.40%1,59736.60%9220.00%026.80%675
Duplin61.96%2,01537.76%1,2280.28%924.20%787
Transylvania61.88%46138.12%2840.00%023.76%177
Yancey61.65%71238.35%4430.00%023.29%269
Anson61.55%1,61738.45%1,0100.00%023.11%607
Rockingham60.48%2,40338.74%1,5390.78%3121.75%864
Pamlico57.17%58235.56%3627.27%7421.61%220
Stanly60.67%88739.33%5750.00%021.34%312
Iredell59.65%2,38940.35%1,6160.00%019.30%773
Rowan59.64%2,03540.36%1,3770.00%019.28%658
McDowell59.55%81740.45%5550.00%019.10%262
Carteret59.38%1,02640.57%7010.06%118.81%325
Harnett59.35%1,02840.65%7040.00%018.71%324
Burke58.75%1,12541.25%7900.00%017.49%335
Cabarrus58.60%1,49941.20%1,0540.20%517.40%445
Hyde57.35%81942.65%6090.00%014.71%210
Surry57.17%1,41242.83%1,0580.00%014.33%354
Orange57.15%2,53742.85%1,9020.00%014.31%635
Watauga56.64%71243.36%5450.00%013.29%167
Sampson56.45%2,12243.26%1,6260.29%1113.19%496
Johnston55.80%2,05944.20%1,6310.00%011.60%428
Buncombe55.63%1,99544.37%1,5910.00%011.27%404
Stokes55.07%1,24444.40%1,0030.53%1210.67%241
Camden55.06%64244.94%5240.00%010.12%118
Tyrrell54.96%43245.04%3540.00%09.92%78
Pitt53.78%2,20044.37%1,8151.86%769.41%385
Wilson54.70%1,65245.30%1,3680.00%09.40%284
Person54.48%1,34445.52%1,1230.00%08.96%221
Chatham53.94%2,20646.06%1,8840.00%07.87%322
Alamance53.32%1,46345.44%1,2471.24%347.87%216
Lincoln53.74%91346.26%7860.00%07.47%127
Nash53.41%1,61246.59%1,4060.00%06.83%206
Robeson53.28%2,23546.72%1,9600.00%06.56%275
Cherokee52.66%72247.34%6490.00%05.32%73
Randolph52.54%2,00547.46%1,8110.00%05.08%194
Davie52.28%97547.72%8900.00%04.56%85
Martin52.24%1,40847.76%1,2870.00%04.49%121
Moore51.86%1,47648.03%1,3670.11%33.83%109
Wayne51.81%2,42748.19%2,2570.00%03.63%170
Dare51.25%28848.75%2740.00%02.49%14
Ashe51.10%1,11748.90%1,0690.00%02.20%48
Mecklenburg50.88%3,36149.12%3,2450.00%01.76%116
Beaufort50.62%1,76649.38%1,7230.00%01.23%43
Rutherford50.59%1,23649.41%1,2070.00%01.19%29
Guilford50.28%2,28049.24%2,2330.49%221.04%47
Franklin50.25%2,03249.75%2,0120.00%00.49%20
Forsyth49.06%1,77849.42%1,7911.52%55-0.36%-13
Cumberland49.67%2,10950.33%2,1370.00%0-0.66%-28
Gaston49.27%1,10750.69%1,1390.04%1-1.42%-32
Davidson48.73%1,78151.00%1,8640.27%10-2.27%-83
Wilkes48.82%1,51051.18%1,5830.00%0-2.36%-73
Wake48.54%4,35951.46%4,6220.00%0-2.93%-263
Greene48.27%88051.73%9430.00%0-3.46%-63
Granville47.09%2,82852.91%3,1780.00%0-5.83%-350
Hertford46.30%98353.70%1,1400.00%0-7.40%-157
Madison45.83%95154.17%1,1240.00%0-8.34%-173
Brunswick44.75%74653.33%8891.92%32-8.58%-143
Lenoir45.55%1,13254.45%1,3530.00%0-8.89%-221
Montgomery45.48%71954.52%8620.00%0-9.04%-143
Bladen45.14%1,27854.29%1,5370.57%16-9.15%-259
Pender41.87%1,00751.31%1,2346.82%164-9.44%-227
Caswell44.87%1,45755.04%1,7870.09%3-10.16%-330
Yadkin44.83%94155.17%1,1580.00%0-10.34%-217
Henderson44.64%67455.36%8360.00%0-10.73%-162
Polk44.37%33555.63%4200.00%0-11.26%-85
Richmond43.88%1,36356.12%1,7430.00%0-12.23%-380
Perquimans43.31%75856.69%9920.00%0-13.37%-234
Chowan42.51%63057.49%8520.00%0-14.98%-222
Northampton42.07%1,51457.93%2,0850.00%0-15.87%-571
Jones41.50%57457.85%8000.65%9-16.34%-226
Halifax41.32%1,74458.68%2,4770.00%0-17.37%-733
New Hanover36.53%1,43855.88%2,2007.59%299-19.35%-762
Bertie39.61%1,16960.39%1,7820.00%0-20.77%-613
Washington36.82%60260.06%9823.12%51-23.24%-380
Pasquotank35.19%57564.81%1,0590.00%0-29.62%-484
Mitchell34.24%51465.76%9870.00%0-31.51%-473
Warren33.75%1,36666.25%2,6810.00%0-32.49%-1,315
Edgecombe33.19%1,72666.81%3,4750.00%0-33.63%-1,749
Craven28.99%1,18069.00%2,8092.01%82-40.01%-1,629

References

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  1. ^ "1880 Presidential Election Results – North Carolina".
  2. ^ "Presidential election of 1880 Popular Vote". Géoelections. (.xlsx file for €15)