The1880 United States presidential election in Nevada took place on November 2, 1880, as part of the1880 United States presidential election . State voters chose three representatives, or electors, to theElectoral College , who voted forpresident andvice president .[ 2]
Nevada was won by GeneralWinfield Scott Hancock (D –Pennsylvania ), running with formerRepresentative William Hayden English , with 52.40% of the popular vote, againstRepresentative James A. Garfield (R -Ohio ), running with the 10th chairman of theNew York State Republican Executive Committee Chester A. Arthur , with 47.60% of the vote.[ 2] China – which both major parties promised to do and which the Nevada electorate was overwhelmingly in favor of.[ 3]
This is the first occasion where a Republican won without the state since it was admitted to into the union. This was the first election in which a Democratic candidate carriedDouglas County ,Storey County ,Washoe County , andWhite Pine County ; they would not back a Democrat again until 1896.
Winfield Scott Hancock James Abram Garfield Margin Total votes cast[ b] County # % # % # % Churchill 99 54.70% 82 45.30% 17 9.39% 181 Douglas 275 52.68% 247 47.32% 28 5.36% 522 Elko 885 53.09% 782 46.91% 103 6.18% 1,667 Esmeralda 670 52.47% 607 47.53% 63 4.93% 1,277 Eureka 891 46.48% 1,026 53.52% -135 -7.04% 1,917 Humboldt 598 61.65% 372 38.35% 226 23.30% 970 Lander 576 52.80% 515 47.20% 61 5.59% 1,091 Lincoln 419 61.98% 257 38.02% 162 23.96% 676 Lyon 295 45.38% 355 54.62% -60 -9.23% 650 Nye 418 55.22% 339 44.78% 79 10.44% 757 Ormsby 452 42.01% 624 57.99% -172 -15.99% 1,076 Storey 2,766 53.82% 2,373 46.18% 393 7.65% 5,139 Washoe 828 52.31% 755 47.69% 73 4.61% 1,583 White Pine 441 52.56% 398 47.44% 43 5.13% 839 Totals 9,613 52.40% 8,732 47.60% 881 4.80% 18,345
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic [ edit ] ^ Based on totals for highest elector on each ticket ^ Based on highest elector on each ticket
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