1880 United States presidential election in Wisconsin explained

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Election Name:	1880 United States presidential election in Wisconsin
Country:	Wisconsin
Flag Year:	1866
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1876 United States presidential election in Wisconsin
Previous Year:	1876
Next Election:	1884 United States presidential election in Wisconsin
Next Year:	1884
Election Date:	November 2, 1880
Image1:	James Abram Garfield, photo portrait seated (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:	James A. Garfield
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Home State1:	Ohio
Running Mate1:	Chester A. Arthur
Electoral Vote1:	10
Popular Vote1:	144,400
Percentage1:	54.04%
Nominee2:	Winfield S. Hancock
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Home State2:	Pennsylvania
Running Mate2:	William H. English
Electoral Vote2:	0
Popular Vote2:	114,649
Percentage2:	42.91%
Map Size:	315px
President
Before Election:	Rutherford B. Hayes
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	James A. Garfield
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

The 1880 United States presidential election in Wisconsin was held on November 2, 1880, as part of the 1880 United States presidential election. State voters chose ten electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Republican Party candidate James A. Garfield won Wisconsin with 54.04% of the popular vote, winning the state's ten electoral votes.^[1]

This was the first election in which Milwaukee County voted for a Republican. After this election, Bayfield County, Douglas County, and Price County would not vote Democratic again until 1932.

Results

+ General Election Results^[2] ^[3]	Party		Pledged to	Elector	Votes
	Republican Party	James A. Garfield	George E. Weatherby	144,400
	Republican Party	James A. Garfield	Lucins S. Blake	144,398
	Republican Party	James A. Garfield	Knud Langland	144,398
	Republican Party	James A. Garfield	William P. McLaren	144,398
	Republican Party	James A. Garfield	George End	144,397
	Republican Party	James A. Garfield	Edward L. Browne	144,396
	Republican Party	James A. Garfield	John T. Kingston	144,396
	Republican Party	James A. Garfield	Frederick H. Kribs	144,395
	Republican Party	James A. Garfield	Charles P. Lovell	144,394
	Republican Party	James A. Garfield	John Kellogg	144,389
	Democratic Party	Winfield S. Hancock	John D. Putnam	114,649
	Democratic Party	Winfield S. Hancock	John Bentley	114,646
	Democratic Party	Winfield S. Hancock	Charles Stoppenbach	114,646
	Democratic Party	Winfield S. Hancock	William Murphy	114,644
	Democratic Party	Winfield S. Hancock	Charles D. Robinson	114,643
	Democratic Party	Winfield S. Hancock	George H. Brickner	114,642
	Democratic Party	Winfield S. Hancock	Hugh Campbell	114,641
	Democratic Party	Winfield S. Hancock	Nicholas Fratt	114,636
	Democratic Party	Winfield S. Hancock	Ferdinand Kuehn	114,634
	Democratic Party	Winfield S. Hancock	John Lawler	114,629
	Greenback Party	James B. Weaver	John G. Hull	7,986
	Greenback Party	James B. Weaver	David R. Giddings	7,986
	Greenback Party	James B. Weaver	James Meehan	7,986
	Greenback Party	James B. Weaver	George W. Lee	7,986
	Greenback Party	James B. Weaver	Milan Ford	7,985
	Greenback Party	James B. Weaver	Henry Smith	7,985
	Greenback Party	James B. Weaver	Reuben May	7,984
	Greenback Party	James B. Weaver	Edward W. Dwight	7,983
	Greenback Party	James B. Weaver	William L. Utley	7,983
	Greenback Party	James B. Weaver	Allen S. Perry	7,980
	Anti-Masonic Party	John W. Phelps	Isaac Bancroft	91
	Anti-Masonic Party	John W. Phelps	J. L. Barlow	91
	Anti-Masonic Party	John W. Phelps	Enos Collins	91
	Anti-Masonic Party	John W. Phelps	William Hamlin	91
	Anti-Masonic Party	John W. Phelps	E. L. Harris	91
	Anti-Masonic Party	John W. Phelps	C. R. Morseman	91
	Anti-Masonic Party	John W. Phelps	Josiah Shaw	91
	Anti-Masonic Party	John W. Phelps	L. Sperry	91
	Anti-Masonic Party	John W. Phelps	Riley Wilder	91
	Anti-Masonic Party	John W. Phelps	M. R. Britton	87
	Prohibition Party	Neal Dow	Charles Irish	69
	Prohibition Party	Neal Dow	R. Cooley	68
	Prohibition Party	Neal Dow	H. Field	68
	Prohibition Party	Neal Dow	G. W. Gilfillan	68
	Prohibition Party	Neal Dow	J. M. Little	68
	Prohibition Party	Neal Dow	B. J. Curtis	67
	Prohibition Party	Neal Dow	Isaac C. Hardy	67
	Prohibition Party	Neal Dow	Harvey Joiner	67
	Prohibition Party	Neal Dow	William Mooney	67
	Prohibition Party	Neal Dow	J. D. Seboski	62
	Write-in		Scattering	19
Votes cast				267,214

Results by county

County	James A. Garfield Republican		Winfield S. Hancock Democratic		James B. Weaver Greenback		All Others Various		Margin		Total votes cast
		%		%		%		%		%
	Adams		994		72.08%		343		24.87%		40		2.90%		2		0.15%		651		47.21%		1,379
	Ashland		202		47.53%		223		52.47%		0		0.00%		0		0.00%		-21		-4.94%		425
	Barron		1,027		71.82%		394		27.55%		9		0.63%		0		0.00%		633		44.27%		1,430
	Bayfield		78		47.56%		86		52.44%		0		0.00%		0		0.00%		-8		-4.88%		164
	Brown		2,681		46.02%		3,034		52.08%		111		1.91%		0		0.00%		-353		-6.06%		5,826
	Buffalo		1,588		65.46%		837		34.50%		1		0.04%		0		0.00%		751		30.96%		2,426
	Burnett		369		86.62%		57		13.38%		0		0.00%		0		0.00%		312		73.24%		426
	Calumet		1,151		35.40%		1,991		61.24%		107		3.29%		2		0.06%		-840		-25.84%		3,251
	Chippewa		1,485		46.48%		1,512		47.32%		198		6.20%		0		0.00%		-27		-0.85%		3,195
	Clark		1,541		68.49%		671		29.82%		38		1.69%		0		0.00%		870		38.67%		2,250
	Columbia		3,572		60.20%		2,311		38.95%		36		0.61%		15		0.25%		1,261		21.15%		5,934
	Crawford		1,415		46.45%		1,459		47.90%		172		5.65%		0		0.00%		-44		-1.44%		3,046
	Dane		6,018		50.08%		5,800		48.26%		199		1.66%		0		0.00%		218		1.81%		12,017
	Dodge		3,624		38.11%		5,708		60.02%		168		1.77%		10		0.11%		-2,084		-21.91%		9,510
	Door		1,357		62.88%		635		29.43%		166		7.69%		0		0.00%		722		33.46%		2,158
	Douglas		41		35.04%		76		64.96%		0		0.00%		0		0.00%		-35		-29.91%		117
	Dunn		2,421		70.13%		992		28.74%		32		0.93%		7		0.20%		1,429		41.40%		3,452
	Eau Claire		2,336		58.23%		1,520		37.89%		153		3.81%		3		0.07%		816		20.34%		4,012
	Fond du Lac		4,683		46.77%		4,851		48.45%		471		4.70%		8		0.08%		-168		-1.68%		10,013
	Grant		4,654		59.11%		3,038		38.58%		179		2.27%		3		0.04%		1,616		20.52%		7,874
	Green		2,740		60.10%		1,526		33.47%		284		6.23%		9		0.20%		1,214		26.63%		4,559
	Green Lake		1,764		58.05%		1,170		38.50%		105		3.46%		0		0.00%		594		19.55%		3,039
	Iowa		2,674		52.80%		2,310		45.62%		79		1.56%		1		0.02%		364		7.19%		5,064
	Jackson		1,841		71.44%		673		26.12%		61		2.37%		2		0.08%		1,168		45.32%		2,577
	Jefferson		3,060		43.31%		3,923		55.53%		82		1.16%		0		0.00%		-863		-12.22%		7,065
	Juneau		1,821		53.64%		1,453		42.80%		120		3.53%		1		0.03%		368		10.84%		3,395
	Kenosha		1,676		54.26%		1,411		45.68%		0		0.00%		2		0.06%		265		8.58%		3,089
	Kewaunee		795		33.66%		1,567		66.34%		0		0.00%		0		0.00%		-772		-32.65%		2,362
	La Crosse		2,731		56.23%		1,995		41.07%		131		2.70%		0		0.00%		736		15.15%		4,857
	Lafayette		2,542		52.75%		2,182		45.28%		81		1.68%		14		0.29%		360		7.47%		4,819
	Lincoln		370		52.63%		262		37.27%		71		10.10%		0		0.00%		108		15.36%		703
	Manitowoc		2,988		44.83%		3,676		55.15%		1		0.02%		0		0.00%		-688		-10.32%		6,665
	Marathon		1,025		30.92%		1,977		59.64%		313		9.44%		0		0.00%		-952		-28.72%		3,315
	Marinette		1,332		69.70%		579		30.30%		0		0.00%		0		0.00%		753		39.40%		1,911
	Marquette		905		47.43%		984		51.57%		19		1.00%		0		0.00%		-79		-4.14%		1,908
	Milwaukee		14,088		55.99%		10,997		43.71%		76		0.30%		0		0.00%		3,091		12.28%		25,161
	Monroe		2,427		52.33%		1,913		41.25%		298		6.43%		0		0.00%		514		11.08%		4,638
	Oconto		1,036		55.52%		822		44.05%		8		0.43%		0		0.00%		214		11.47%		1,866
	Outagamie		2,124		37.38%		3,258		57.34%		300		5.28%		0		0.00%		-1,134		-19.96%		5,682
	Ozaukee		805		27.33%		2,063		70.05%		77		2.61%		0		0.00%		-1,258		-42.72%		2,945
	Pepin		939		75.73%		296		23.87%		5		0.40%		0		0.00%		643		51.85%		1,240
	Pierce		2,320		70.26%		840		25.44%		142		4.30%		0		0.00%		1,480		44.82%		3,302
	Polk		1,439		76.02%		453		23.93%		1		0.05%		0		0.00%		986		52.09%		1,893
	Portage		1,952		54.89%		1,534		43.14%		69		1.94%		1		0.03%		418		11.75%		3,556
	Price		142		42.26%		194		57.74%		0		0.00%		0		0.00%		-52		-15.48%		336
	Racine		3,955		57.37%		2,867		41.59%		72		1.04%		0		0.00%		1,088		15.78%		6,894
	Richland		2,260		55.83%		1,635		40.39%		151		3.73%		2		0.05%		625		15.44%		4,048
	Rock		5,741		67.07%		2,646		30.91%		163		1.90%		10		0.12%		3,095		36.16%		8,560
	Sauk		3,638		61.67%		2,081		35.28%		169		2.86%		11		0.19%		1,557		26.39%		5,899
	Shawano		932		47.60%		968		49.44%		40		2.04%		18		0.92%		-36		-1.84%		1,958
	Sheboygan		3,251		47.90%		2,959		43.60%		577		8.50%		0		0.00%		292		4.30%		6,787
	St. Croix		2,394		57.83%		1,719		41.52%		27		0.65%		0		0.00%		675		16.30%		4,140
	Taylor		300		52.26%		274		47.74%		0		0.00%		0		0.00%		26		4.53%		574
	Trempealeau		2,302		69.34%		676		20.36%		340		10.24%		2		0.06%		1,626		48.98%		3,320
	Vernon		2,774		64.27%		1,014		23.49%		525		12.16%		3		0.07%		1,760		40.78%		4,316
	Walworth		4,361		69.00%		1,886		29.84%		39		0.62%		34		0.54%		2,475		39.16%		6,320
	Washington		1,905		39.69%		2,838		59.13%		56		1.17%		1		0.02%		-933		-19.44%		4,800
	Waukesha		3,321		51.79%		2,990		46.63%		101		1.58%		0		0.00%		331		5.16%		6,412
	Waupaca		2,647		60.53%		1,440		32.93%		283		6.47%		3		0.07%		1,207		27.60%		4,373
	Waushara		2,172		78.50%		509		18.40%		81		2.93%		5		0.18%		1,663		60.10%		2,767
	Winnebago		4,762		52.35%		3,798		41.75%		526		5.78%		10		0.11%		964		10.60%		9,096
	Wood		912		43.47%		753		35.89%		433		20.64%		0		0.00%		159		7.58%		2,098
Total	144,400	54.04%	116,649	42.91%	7,986	2.99%	179	0.07%	29,751	11.13%	267,214

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Dane
• Lincoln
• Milwaukee
• Sheboygan
• Taylor
• Waukesha
• Wood

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• Bayfield

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1880 Presidential General Election Results — Wisconsin. August 18, 2016.
2. Wisconsin Historical Society, Tabular Statement of the votes given for Electors of President and Vice President of the United States at the General Election held in the several Towns, Wards, Villages, and Election Districts in the several Counties of the State of Wisconsin, on the Tuesday next succeeding the first Monday, being the Second day of November A.D. 1880
3. Book: Annual Reports of the Secretary of State and Commissioners of Public Printing of the State of Wisconsin for the Fiscal Year ending September 30, 1881. Appendix "O". Wisconsin Secretary of State. 142-148. Madison, Wisconsin.