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Wisconsin · 1880 presidential election

Wisconsin presidential election results 1880

James A. Garfield carried Wisconsin by 11.14 points (29,756 votes), winning 10 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
10
Votes counted
267,202
WI result
R+11.1
Compared with the nation
11.0 pts more Republican
Swing since 1876
8.5 pts to R

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
James A. GarfieldRepublican144,40654.00%10
Winfield S. HancockDemocratic114,65042.90%—
Total votes267,202

Sources: 1880

Questions and answers

Who won Wisconsin in 1880?

James A. Garfield won Wisconsin by 11.14 percentage points (29,756 votes).

How many electoral votes did Wisconsin have in 1880?

Wisconsin cast 10 electoral votes in 1880.

How many people voted for president in Wisconsin in 1880?

267,202 votes were counted for president.

How did Wisconsin change from 1876 to 1880?

The margin moved 8.5 points toward the Republican ticket, from Republican by 2.6 points to Republican by 11.1 points.

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data