1880
Reading the 1880 result in Kansas
Kansas backed Garfield (Republican) in the 1880 presidential election, casting 5 electoral votes for the ticket. That placed Kansas with the eventual winner: James A. Garfield went on to take the presidency, and Kansas was part of his column.
Kansas stayed in the Republican column for the 5th straight cycle, extending a run that began in 1864. The region divided — Nebraska and Colorado joined Kansas for the Republican ticket, while Missouri did not. Over its 41 recorded presidential cycles, Kansas has backed the Republican party more than any other — 34 times in all. The vote fell within the Gilded Age — Industrialization, narrow margins, and patronage politics.
Nationally, James A. Garfield finished with 214 of the 369 electoral votes to Winfield Scott Hancock's 155. James A. Garfield led the national popular vote with 48.31% of the ballots cast.
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