1880 United States presidential election in South Carolina

The 1880 United States presidential election in South Carolina took place on November 2, 1880, as part of the 1880 United States presidential election. Voters chose 7 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Main article: 1880 United States presidential election
United States presidential election in South Carolina, 1880
November 2, 1880
 
Nominee Winfield S. Hancock James A. Garfield
Party Democratic Republican
Home state Pennsylvania Ohio
Running mate William H. English Chester A. Arthur
Electoral vote 7 0
Popular vote 111,236 57,954
Percentage 65.51% 34.13%
President before election

Rutherford B. Hayes
Republican

 Elected President

James A. Garfield
Republican

Elections in South Carolina
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Ballot measures

South Carolina voted for the Democratic nominee, Winfield Scott Hancock, over the Republican nominee, James A. Garfield. Hancock won the state by a margin of 31.38%.

Results
United States presidential election in South Carolina, 1880[1]
Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote
Count % Count %
Democratic Winfield Scott Hancock of Pennsylvania William Hayden English of Indiana 111,236 65.51% 7 100.00%
Republican James Abram Garfield of Ohio Chester Alan Arthur of New York 57,954 34.13% 0 0.00%
Greenback James Baird Weaver of Iowa Barzillai Jefferson Chambers of Texas 567 0.33% 0 0.00%
N/A Others Others 36 0.02% 0 0.00%
Total 169,793 100.00% 7 100.00%

References
  1. "1880 Presidential General Election Results - South Carolina".


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