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.
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 ResultsWisconsin 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. 1880Party Pledged to Elector Votes Republican Party James A. Garfield George E. Weatherby144,400 Republican Party James A. Garfield Lucins S. Blake144,398 Republican Party James A. Garfield Knud Langland144,398 Republican Party James A. Garfield William P. McLaren144,398 Republican Party James A. Garfield George End144,397 Republican Party James A. Garfield Edward L. Browne144,396 Republican Party James A. Garfield John T. Kingston144,396 Republican Party James A. Garfield Frederick H. Kribs144,395 Republican Party James A. Garfield Charles P. Lovell144,394 Republican Party James A. Garfield John Kellogg144,389 Democratic Party Winfield S. Hancock John D. Putnam114,649 Democratic Party Winfield S. Hancock John Bentley114,646 Democratic Party Winfield S. Hancock Charles Stoppenbach114,646 Democratic Party Winfield S. Hancock William Murphy114,644 Democratic Party Winfield S. Hancock Charles D. Robinson114,643 Democratic Party Winfield S. Hancock George H. Brickner114,642 Democratic Party Winfield S. Hancock Hugh Campbell114,641 Democratic Party Winfield S. Hancock Nicholas Fratt114,636 Democratic Party Winfield S. Hancock Ferdinand Kuehn114,634 Democratic Party Winfield S. Hancock John Lawler114,629 Greenback Party James B. Weaver John G. Hull7,986 Greenback Party James B. Weaver David R. Giddings7,986 Greenback Party James B. Weaver James Meehan7,986 Greenback Party James B. Weaver George W. Lee7,986 Greenback Party James B. Weaver Milan Ford7,985 Greenback Party James B. Weaver Henry Smith7,985 Greenback Party James B. Weaver Reuben May7,984 Greenback Party James B. Weaver Edward W. Dwight7,983 Greenback Party James B. Weaver William L. Utley7,983 Greenback Party James B. Weaver Allen S. Perry7,980 Anti-Masonic Party John W. Phelps Isaac Bancroft91 Anti-Masonic Party John W. Phelps J. L. Barlow91 Anti-Masonic Party John W. Phelps Enos Collins91 Anti-Masonic Party John W. Phelps William Hamlin91 Anti-Masonic Party John W. Phelps E. L. Harris91 Anti-Masonic Party John W. Phelps C. R. Morseman91 Anti-Masonic Party John W. Phelps Josiah Shaw91 Anti-Masonic Party John W. Phelps L. Sperry91 Anti-Masonic Party John W. Phelps Riley Wilder91 Anti-Masonic Party John W. Phelps M. R. Britton87 Prohibition Party Neal Dow Charles Irish69 Prohibition Party Neal Dow R. Cooley68 Prohibition Party Neal Dow H. Field68 Prohibition Party Neal Dow G. W. Gilfillan68 Prohibition Party Neal Dow J. M. Little68 Prohibition Party Neal Dow B. J. Curtis67 Prohibition Party Neal Dow Isaac C. Hardy67 Prohibition Party Neal Dow Harvey Joiner67 Prohibition Party Neal Dow William Mooney67 Prohibition Party Neal Dow J. D. Seboski62 Write-in Scattering19Votes cast 267,214
Results by county County James A. GarfieldRepublican Winfield S. HancockDemocratic James B. WeaverGreenback Other candidatesVarious parties Margin Total votescast # % # % # % # % # %Adams99472.08%34324.87%402.90%20.15%65147.21%1,379Ashland20247.53%22352.47%00.00%00.00%-21-4.94%425Barron1,02771.82%39427.55%90.63%00.00%63344.27%1,430Bayfield7847.56%8652.44%00.00%00.00%-8-4.88%164Brown2,68146.02%3,03452.08%1111.91%00.00%-353-6.06%5,826Buffalo1,58865.46%83734.50%10.04%00.00%75130.96%2,426Burnett36986.62%5713.38%00.00%00.00%31273.24%426Calumet1,15135.40%1,99161.24%1073.29%20.06%-840-25.84%3,251Chippewa1,48546.48%1,51247.32%1986.20%00.00%-27-0.85%3,195Clark1,54168.49%67129.82%381.69%00.00%87038.67%2,250Columbia3,57260.20%2,31138.95%360.61%150.25%1,26121.15%5,934Crawford1,41546.45%1,45947.90%1725.65%00.00%-44-1.44%3,046Dane6,01850.08%5,80048.26%1991.66%00.00%2181.81%12,017Dodge3,62438.11%5,70860.02%1681.77%100.11%-2,084-21.91%9,510Door1,35762.88%63529.43%1667.69%00.00%72233.46%2,158Douglas4135.04%7664.96%00.00%00.00%-35-29.91%117Dunn2,42170.13%99228.74%320.93%70.20%1,42941.40%3,452Eau Claire2,33658.23%1,52037.89%1533.81%30.07%81620.34%4,012Fond du Lac4,68346.77%4,85148.45%4714.70%80.08%-168-1.68%10,013Grant4,65459.11%3,03838.58%1792.27%30.04%1,61620.52%7,874Green2,74060.10%1,52633.47%2846.23%90.20%1,21426.63%4,559Green Lake1,76458.05%1,17038.50%1053.46%00.00%59419.55%3,039Iowa2,67452.80%2,31045.62%791.56%10.02%3647.19%5,064Jackson1,84171.44%67326.12%612.37%20.08%1,16845.32%2,577Jefferson3,06043.31%3,92355.53%821.16%00.00%-863-12.22%7,065Juneau1,82153.64%1,45342.80%1203.53%10.03%36810.84%3,395Kenosha1,67654.26%1,41145.68%00.00%20.06%2658.58%3,089Kewaunee79533.66%1,56766.34%00.00%00.00%-772-32.65%2,362La Crosse2,73156.23%1,99541.07%1312.70%00.00%73615.15%4,857Lafayette2,54252.75%2,18245.28%811.68%140.29%3607.47%4,819Lincoln37052.63%26237.27%7110.10%00.00%10815.36%703Manitowoc2,98844.83%3,67655.15%10.02%00.00%-688-10.32%6,665Marathon1,02530.92%1,97759.64%3139.44%00.00%-952-28.72%3,315Marinette1,33269.70%57930.30%00.00%00.00%75339.40%1,911Marquette90547.43%98451.57%191.00%00.00%-79-4.14%1,908Milwaukee14,08855.99%10,99743.71%760.30%00.00%3,09112.28%25,161Monroe2,42752.33%1,91341.25%2986.43%00.00%51411.08%4,638Oconto1,03655.52%82244.05%80.43%00.00%21411.47%1,866Outagamie2,12437.38%3,25857.34%3005.28%00.00%-1,134-19.96%5,682Ozaukee80527.33%2,06370.05%772.61%00.00%-1,258-42.72%2,945Pepin93975.73%29623.87%50.40%00.00%64351.85%1,240Pierce2,32070.26%84025.44%1424.30%00.00%1,48044.82%3,302Polk1,43976.02%45323.93%10.05%00.00%98652.09%1,893Portage1,95254.89%1,53443.14%691.94%10.03%41811.75%3,556Price14242.26%19457.74%00.00%00.00%-52-15.48%336Racine3,95557.37%2,86741.59%721.04%00.00%1,08815.78%6,894Richland2,26055.83%1,63540.39%1513.73%20.05%62515.44%4,048Rock5,74167.07%2,64630.91%1631.90%100.12%3,09536.16%8,560Sauk3,63861.67%2,08135.28%1692.86%110.19%1,55726.39%5,899Shawano93247.60%96849.44%402.04%180.92%-36-1.84%1,958Sheboygan3,25147.90%2,95943.60%5778.50%00.00%2924.30%6,787St. Croix2,39457.83%1,71941.52%270.65%00.00%67516.30%4,140Taylor30052.26%27447.74%00.00%00.00%264.53%574Trempealeau2,30269.34%67620.36%34010.24%20.06%1,62648.98%3,320Vernon2,77464.27%1,01423.49%52512.16%30.07%1,76040.78%4,316Walworth4,36169.00%1,88629.84%390.62%340.54%2,47539.16%6,320Washington1,90539.69%2,83859.13%561.17%10.02%-933-19.44%4,800Waukesha3,32151.79%2,99046.63%1011.58%00.00%3315.16%6,412Waupaca2,64760.53%1,44032.93%2836.47%30.07%1,20727.60%4,373Waushara2,17278.50%50918.40%812.93%50.18%1,66360.10%2,767Winnebago4,76252.35%3,79841.75%5265.78%100.11%96410.60%9,096Wood91243.47%75335.89%43320.64%00.00%1597.58%2,098Total144,40054.04%116,64942.91%7,9862.99%1790.07%29,75111.13%267,214
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Dane Lincoln Milwaukee Sheboygan Taylor Waukesha Wood
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Bayfield
See also United States presidential elections in Wisconsin
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