1880 United States presidential election in New Jersey

The 1880 United States presidential election in New Jersey took place on November 2, 1880, as part of the 1880 United States presidential election. Voters chose nine representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

New Jersey voted for the Democratic nominee, Winfield Scott Hancock, over the Republican nominee, James A. Garfield. Hancock won the state by a very narrow margin of 0.82 percentage points.

This was the last time until 2004 that a Republican candidate would win the national popular vote without New Jersey.

Results

Results by county County Winfield Scott HancockDemocratic James Abram GarfieldRepublican James Baird WeaverGreenback Neal DowProhibition Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % Atlantic 1,720 40.46% 2,488 58.53% 43 1.01% 0 0.00% -768 -18.07% 4,251 Bergen 4,242 53.41% 3,680 46.34% 20 0.25% 0 0.00% 562 7.08% 7,942 Burlington 6,543 47.64% 7,010 51.04% 154 1.12% 27 0.20% -467 -3.40% 13,734 Camden 5,832 42.25% 7,895 57.20% 57 0.41% 19 0.14% -2,063 -14.95% 13,803 Cape May 961 42.15% 1,276 55.96% 3 0.13% 40 1.75% -315 -13.82% 2,280 Cumberland 3,640 42.31% 4,446 51.67% 514 5.97% 4 0.05% -806 -9.37% 8,604 Essex 17,795 45.66% 20,707 53.13% 466 1.20% 4 0.01% -2,912 -7.47% 38,972 Gloucester 2,658 42.97% 3,345 54.07% 177 2.86% 6 0.10% -687 -11.11% 6,186 Hudson 19,586 56.98% 14,632 42.57% 153 0.45% 1 0.00% 4,954 14.41% 34,372 Hunterdon 5,650 58.69% 3,753 38.98% 171 1.78% 53 0.55% 1,897 19.70% 9,627 Mercer 6,673 47.78% 7,248 51.90% 39 0.28% 5 0.04% -575 -4.12% 13,965 Middlesex 6,557 54.45% 5,420 45.01% 64 0.53% 1 0.01% 1,137 9.44% 12,042 Monmouth 7,614 56.94% 5,693 42.58% 47 0.35% 17 0.13% 1,921 14.37% 13,371 Morris 5,037 46.18% 5,720 52.44% 145 1.33% 5 0.05% -683 -6.26% 10,907 Ocean 1,654 45.89% 1,898 52.66% 52 1.44% 0 0.00% -244 -6.77% 3,604 Passaic 5,776 43.01% 7,576 56.42% 72 0.54% 4 0.03% -1,800 -13.40% 13,428 Salem 3,012 48.09% 3,155 50.38% 66 1.05% 30 0.48% -143 -2.28% 6,263 Somerset 3,157 49.21% 3,217 50.14% 41 0.64% 1 0.02% -60 -0.94% 6,416 Sussex 3,353 56.91% 2,519 42.75% 20 0.34% 0 0.00% 834 14.15% 5,892 Union 5,865 50.03% 5,746 49.01% 108 0.92% 4 0.03% 119 1.02% 11,723 Warren 5,240 61.04% 3,131 36.47% 205 2.39% 9 0.10% 2,109 24.57% 8,585Totals122,56549.83%120,55549.01%2,6171.06%2300.09%2,0100.82%245,967

See also United States presidential elections in New Jersey

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