1880 United States presidential election in Connecticut

1880 United States presidential election in Connecticut

← 1876 November 2, 1880 1884 →
 
Nominee James A. Garfield Winfield S. Hancock
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Ohio Pennsylvania
Running mate Chester A. Arthur William H. English
Electoral vote 6 0
Popular vote 67,071 64,411
Percentage 50.51% 48.50%


President before election

Rutherford B. Hayes
Republican

Elected President

James A. Garfield
Republican

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

Connecticut voted for the Republican nominee, James A. Garfield, over the Democratic nominee, Winfield Scott Hancock by a narrow margin of 2.01%. This would be the last time a Republican would carry the state until William McKinley in 1896.