# Canonical recap data for 1880 U.S. Presidential Election (1880)
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slug: 1880-presidential-election
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1880/1880-presidential-election"
title: 1880 U.S. Presidential Election
subtitle: James Garfield's narrow victory raised the stakes of patronage politics and exposed the fractured Republican coalition, culminating in his assassination and civil service reform.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1880-11-02
datePrecision: day
year: 1880
decade: 1880
country:
name: United States
slug: united-states
summaryShort: Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 2, 1880. Republican nominee James A. Garfield defeated Winfield Scott Hancock of the Democratic Party.
summaryLong: Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 2, 1880. Republican nominee James A. Garfield defeated Winfield Scott Hancock of the Democratic Party.
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heroImageCredit: "\"The modern colossus\" by Boston Public Library is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/."
importance: 75
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1880_United_States_presidential_election"
  title: 1880 U.S. presidential election
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- election
metaDescription: Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 2, 1880. Republican nominee James A. Garfield defeated Winfield Scott Hancock of the Democrati
wikidataQid: Q699120
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  capturedAt: 2026-06-04
  label: 1880 U.S. presidential election
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1880_United_States_presidential_election"
