The 1880 United States presidential election in Maine took place on November 2, 1880, as part of the 1880 United States presidential election. Voters chose seven representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Maine voted for the Republican nominee, James A. Garfield, over the Democratic nominee, Winfield Scott Hancock. Garfield won the state by a narrow margin of 6.14%. Hancock's relatively strong showing was due to his firm stance against immigration, toward which Garfield was relatively favorable,Walter, Dr. Aaron T.; Dirty, Rotten, Scandalous: U.S. Presidential Elections Throughout History, p. 85 but which was a major issue for Maine voters who feared immigration would depress their wages.Kurashige, Lon; Two Faces of Exclusion: The Untold History of Anti-Asian Racism in the United States, pp. 55-56 He proved the only Democrat to carry any of Maine's counties between 1868 and 1896 inclusive, and was the last to carry Aroostook County until Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964, and the last to carry Lincoln County and Waldo County until Woodrow Wilson in 1912.Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, pp. 218-219
Results
Results by county County James Abram GarfieldGéoelections; Presidential election of 1880 Popular Vote (.xlsx file for €15)Republican Winfield Scott HancockDemocratic James Baird WeaverGéoelections; Presidential election of 1880 Popular Vote for James B. Weaver (.xlsx file for €15)Greenback Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % Androscoggin 4,974 52.76% 4,215 44.71% 207 2.20% 32 0.34% 759 8.05% 9,428 Aroostook 2,560 47.81% 2,738 51.14% 37 0.69% 19 0.35% -178 -3.32% 5,354 Cumberland 10,167 50.75% 9,339 46.62% 487 2.43% 41 0.20% 828 4.13% 20,034 Franklin 2,390 51.49% 2,178 46.92% 72 1.55% 2 0.04% 212 4.57% 4,642 Hancock 4,314 52.81% 3,698 45.27% 137 1.68% 20 0.24% 616 7.54% 8,169 Kennebec 7,771 59.00% 5,001 37.97% 385 2.92% 15 0.11% 2,770 21.03% 13,172 Knox 2,880 41.28% 3,659 52.45% 415 5.95% 22 0.32% -779 -11.17% 6,976 Lincoln 2,669 47.18% 2,890 51.09% 98 1.73% 0 0.00% -221 -3.91% 5,657 Oxford 4,354 50.75% 3,969 46.26% 251 2.93% 6 0.07% 385 4.49% 8,580 Penobscot 8,186 52.21% 6,307 40.23% 1,157 7.38% 29 0.18% 1,879 11.98% 15,679 Piscataquis 1,943 56.83% 1,330 38.90% 145 4.24% 1 0.03% 613 17.93% 3,419 Sagadahoc 2,932 61.84% 1,761 37.14% 31 0.65% 17 0.36% 1,171 24.70% 4,741 Somerset 4,090 50.74% 3,526 43.74% 440 5.46% 5 0.06% 564 7.00% 8,061 Waldo 2,748 40.25% 3,848 56.36% 220 3.22% 11 0.16% -1,100 -16.11% 6,827 Washington 4,361 53.97% 3,622 44.82% 98 1.21% 0 0.00% 739 9.14% 8,081 York 7,700 51.23% 7,090 47.18% 228 1.52% 11 0.07% 610 4.06% 15,029Totals74,03951.47%65,17145.31%4,4083.06%2310.16%8,8686.16%143,849
See also United States presidential elections in Maine
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