The Presidential contest of 1880 was remarkable for the absence of bitterness or vituperation. Garfield and Hancock were both highly respected, and I cannot recall a struggle for the Presidency that exhibited less of the asperities which are usually displayed in the struggle for the political control of the nation. Hancock was beaten on the popular vote by a majority of but little over 7000, and he lost his election by Tammany failing to give him a cordial support in New York. The following table presents the popular and electoral vote of 1880: ═══════════════╤═══════════════════════════════════════════╦═══════════════════ │ POPULAR VOTE. ║ ELECTORAL │ ║ VOTE. STATES. ├────────────┬───────────┬─────────┬────────╫──────────┬──────── │ James A. │Winfield S.│ James B.│ Neal ║ │ │ Garfield, │ Hancock, │ Weaver, │ Dow, ║Garfield. │Hancock. │ Ohio. │ Penn. │ Iowa. │ Maine. ║ │ ───────────────┼────────────┼───────────┼─────────┼────────╫──────────┼──────── Maine │ 74,039 │ 65,171[28]│ 4,408 │ 93 ║ 7 │ ―― New Hampshire │ 44,852 │ 40,794 │ 528 │ 180 ║ 5 │ ―― Vermont │ 45,567 │ 18,316 │ 1,215 │ ―――― ║ 5 │ ―― Massachusetts │ 165,205 │ 111,960 │ 4,548 │ 682 ║ 13 │ ―― Rhode Island │ 18,195 │ 10,779 │ 236 │ 20 ║ 4 │ ―― Connecticut │ 67,071 │ 64,415 │ 868 │ 409 ║ 6 │ ―― New York │ 555,544 │ 534,511 │ 12,373 │ 1,517 ║ 35 │ ―― New Jersey │ 120,555 │ 122,565 │ 2,617 │ 191 ║ ―― │ 9 Pennsylvania │ 444,704 │ 407,428 │ 20,668 │ 1,939 ║ 29 │ ―― Delaware │ 14,133 │ 15,275 │ 120 │ ―――― ║ ―― │ 3 Maryland │ 78,515 │ 93,706 │ 818 │ ―――― ║ ―― │ 8 Virginia │ 84,020 │128,586[29]│ ―――― │ ―――― ║ ―― │ 11 West Virginia │ 46,243 │ 57,391 │ 9,079 │ ―――― ║ ―― │ 5 North Carolina │ 115,874 │ 124,268 │ 1,126 │ ―――― ║ ―― │ 10 South Carolina │ 58,071 │ 112,312 │ 566 │ ―――― ║ ―― │ 7 Georgia │ 54,086 │ 102,470 │ 969 │ ―――― ║ ―― │ 11 Florida │ 23,654 │ 27,964 │ ―――― │ ―――― ║ ―― │ 4 Alabama │ 56,221 │ 91,185 │ 4,642 │ ―――― ║ ―― │ 10 Mississippi │ 34,854 │ 75,750 │ 5,797 │ ―――― ║ ―― │ 8 Louisiana │ 38,637[30]│ 65,067 │ 439 │ ―――― ║ ―― │ 8 Texas │ 57,893 │ 156,428 │ 27,405 │ ―――― ║ ―― │ 8 Arkansas │ 42,436 │ 60,775 │ 4,079 │ ―――― ║ ―― │ 6 Missouri │ 153,567 │ 208,609 │ 35,135 │ ―――― ║ ―― │ 15