1880 United States presidential election in New York

The 1880 United States presidential election in New York took place on November 2, 1880. All contemporary 38 states were part of the 1880 United States presidential election. Voters chose 35 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.

1880 United States presidential election in New York

November 2, 1880
Turnout	89.3%[1] 0.3 pp
Nominee James A. Garfield Winfield S. Hancock Party Republican Democratic Home state Ohio Pennsylvania Running mate Chester A. Arthur William H. English Electoral vote 35 0 Popular vote 555,544 534,511 Percentage 50.32% 48.42%
County Results Garfield   50-60%   60-70%   70-80% Hancock   40-50%   50-60%
President before election Rutherford B. Hayes Republican Elected President James A. Garfield Republican

New York was won by the Republican nominees, Congressman James A. Garfield of Ohio and his running mate former Collector of the Port of New York Chester A. Arthur of New York. Garfield and Arthur defeated the Democratic nominees, famed Civil War General Winfield Scott Hancock of Pennsylvania and his running mate former Congressman and banker William Hayden English of Indiana.

Garfield narrowly carried New York State with 50.32% of the vote to Hancock's 48.42%, a victory margin of 1.90%. In a distant third came the Greenback Party candidate James B. Weaver with 1.12%.

New York weighed in for this election as less than 2% more Republican than the national average.

Hancock performed most strongly downstate in the New York City area, where he won New York County, Kings County, Queens County, and Richmond County. Hancock also won nearby Westchester County, and Rockland County. Garfield won much of upstate New York, including a victory in Erie County, home to the city of Buffalo, although Hancock did manage to win Albany County, home to the state capital of Albany, along with several rural upstate counties.

Results

1880 United States presidential election in New York[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Republican	James A. Garfield	555,544	50.32%	35
	Democratic	Winfield Scott Hancock	534,511	48.42%	0
	Greenback	James B. Weaver	12,373	1.12%	0
	Prohibition	Neal S. Dow	1,517	0.14%	0
Totals			1,103,945	100.0%	35

See also

• United States presidential elections in New York
• James A. Garfield
• Chester A. Arthur

References

1. Bicentennial Edition: Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970, part 2, p. 1072.
2. "1880 Presidential Election Results - New York". Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 2013-10-08.