The 1880 United States presidential election in Mississippi took place on November 2, 1880, as part of the 1880 United States presidential election. Mississippi voters chose eight 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 Mississippi

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Turnout	10.35% of the total population 9.55 pp[1]
Nominee Winfield S. Hancock James A. Garfield Party Democratic Republican Home state Pennsylvania Ohio Running mate William H. English Chester A. Arthur Electoral vote 8 0 Popular vote 75,750 34,844 Percentage 64.71% 29.76%
County Results Hancock   40-50%   50-60%   60-70%   70-80%   80-90%   90-100% Garfield   40-50%   50-60%   60-70%   70-80%   80-90% Weaver   40-50%
President before election Rutherford B. Hayes Republican Elected President James Garfield Republican

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Mississippi was won by General Winfield Scott Hancock (D–Pennsylvania), running with former Representative William Hayden English, with 64.71% of the popular vote, against Representative James A. Garfield (R-Ohio), running with the 10th chairman of the New York State Republican Executive Committee Chester A. Arthur, with 29.76% of the vote and representative James B. Weaver (G–Iowa), running with Barzillai J. Chambers, a former Confederate, with 4.95% of the popular vote.^[2]