| Election Name: | 1880 Argentine general election |
| Country: | Argentina |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Votes For Election: | 228 members of the Electoral College |
| Needed Votes: | 115 |
| Previous Election: | 1874 Argentine presidential election |
| Previous Year: | 1874 |
| Next Election: | 1886 Argentine presidential election |
| Next Year: | 1886 |
| Election Date: | 11 April 1880 |
| Nominee1: | Julio Argentino Roca |
| Party1: | National Autonomist Party |
| Color1: | 30D5C8 |
| Running Mate1: | Francisco Bernabé Madero |
| Electoral Vote1: | 155 |
| Percentage1: | 69% |
| Nominee2: | Carlos Tejedor |
| Party2: | Independent |
| Color2: | D3D3D3 |
| Running Mate2: | Saturnino María Laspiur |
| Electoral Vote2: | 70 |
| Percentage2: | 31% |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Nicolás Avellaneda |
| Before Party: | National Autonomist Party |
| After Election: | Julio Argentino Roca |
| After Party: | National Autonomist Party |
| Map Size: | 200px |
The Argentine presidential election of 1880 was held on 11 April to choose the president of Argentina. Julio Argentino Roca was elected president.
A leader of the Conquest of the Desert, as well as of the suppression of Mitre's 1874 uprising and others, President Avellaneda had decided on General Julio Roca as his successor, early on. Memories of Mitre's defeat did not sit well with Buenos Aires separatists, and this faction nominated the Governor of Buenos Aires Province, Carlos Tejedor. Roca's 11 April 1880, selection by the electoral college was followed by Tejedor's armed insurrection, and though the latter was defeated, Mitre brokered negotiations between Tejedor's separatists and the national government. These negotiations eventually result in the Federalization of Buenos Aires in September, stabilizing the powerful province's position within Argentina.[1]
| Argentine Republic | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,640,000 | |
| Voters | 52,800 | |
| Turnout | 2% | |
| Presidential Candidates | Party | Electoral Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Julio Argentino Roca | National Autonomist Party | 155 | |
| Carlos Tejedor | Independent | 70 | |
| Total voters | 225 | ||
| Did not vote | 3 | ||
| Total | 228 | ||
| Vice Presidential Candidates | Party | Electoral Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Francisco Bernabé Madero | National Autonomist Party | 151 | |
| Saturnino María Laspiur | Independent | 70 | |
| Bernardo de Irigoyen | Independent | 3 | |
| Total voters | 224 | ||
| Did not vote | 4 | ||
| Total | 228 | ||