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

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

United States presidential election in Texas, 1876[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Winfield S. Hancock	156,428	64.71%	8
	Republican	James A. Garfield	57,893	23.95%	0
	Greenback Party	James B. Weaver	27,405	11.34%	0
Total			241,726	100.0%	8

References

1. "David Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".