The 1880 United States presidential election in West Virginia took place on November 2, 1880, as part of the 1880 United States presidential election. West Virginia voters chose five representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.^[2]

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1880 United States presidential election in West Virginia

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Turnout	18.21% of the total population[1]
Nominee Winfield S. Hancock James A. Garfield James B. Weaver Party Democratic Republican Greenback Home state Pennsylvania Ohio Iowa Running mate William H. English Chester A. Arthur Barzillai J. Chambers Electoral vote 5 0 0 Popular vote 57,390 46,243 9,008 Percentage 50.95% 41.05% 8.00%
County Results Hancock   30-40%   40-50%   50-60%   60-70%   70-80%   80-90%   90-100% Garfield   40-50%   50-60%   60-70%
President before election Rutherford B. Hayes Republican Elected President James Garfield Republican

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West Virginia was won by General Winfield Scott Hancock (D–Pennsylvania), running with former Representative William Hayden English, with 50.95 percent of the popular vote, against Representative James Garfield (R-Ohio), running with the 10th chairman of the New York State Republican Executive Committee Chester A. Arthur, with 41.05 percent of the vote and representative James B. Weaver (G–Iowa), running with Barzillai J. Chambers, a former Confederate, with 8.00 percent of the popular vote.^[2]