President / Vice President, 1880 Election

General

Date: November 2, 1880
Cycle: 1880
Office: President / Vice President
State: Minnesota
District: Statewide
Candidate Gender Running mate Party Votes Percent Margin
James Garfield Man Chester Arthur (Man) Republican 93,902 62.28 +26.92
Winfield Hancock Man William English (Man) Democrat 53,315 35.36
James Weaver Man Benjamin Chambers (Man) Greenback-Labor 3,267 2.17
Neal Dow Man Henry A. (H.A.) Thompson (Man) Prohibition 286 0.19

Garfield and Arthur each received Minnesota's five Electoral College votes. This was the most decisive presidential victory in the state since Lincoln’s win in 1860. For the first time a GOP presidential nominee fared better in Minnesota than Iowa (where Garfield won by 24.2 points) with Minnesota turning in the third strongest showing for Garfield in the 10-state Midwest region behind only Kansas (30.7 points) and Nebraska (30.3 points).

Sources

  • The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, 1955 (p. 340).