1880 Republican National Convention
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1880 presidential election |
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Nominees
Garfield and Arthur |
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| Convention | |
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| Date(s) | June 2–8, 1880 |
| City | Chicago, Illinois |
| Venue | Exposition Hall |
| Candidates | |
| Presidential nominee | James A. Garfield of Ohio |
| Vice Presidential nominee | Chester A. Arthur of New York |
| Other candidates |
Ulysses S. Grant James G. Blaine |
| Voting | |
| Total delegates | 755 |
| Votes needed for nomination | 378 (majority) |
| Results (President) |
Garfield (OH): 399 (52.85%) Grant (IL): 306 (40.53%) Blaine (ME): 42 (5.56%) Others: 8 (1.06%) |
| Results (Vice President) |
Arthur (NY): 468 (61.99%) Washburne (IL): 193 (25.56%) Others: 90 (11.92%) |
The 1880 Republican National Convention convened from June 2 to June 8, 1880, at the Interstate Exposition Building in Chicago, Illinois, United States, and nominated Representative James A. Garfield of Ohio and Chester A. Arthur of New York as the official candidates of the Republican Party for President and Vice President, respectively, in the 1880 presidential election.
Of the 14 men in contention for the Republican nomination, the three strongest candidates leading up to the convention were Ulysses S. Grant, James G. Blaine, and John Sherman. Grant had served two terms as President from 1869 to 1877, and was seeking an unprecedented third term in office. He was backed by the Stalwart faction of the Republican Party, which supported political machines and patronage. Blaine was a senator and former representative from Maine who was backed by the Half-Breed faction of the Republican Party. Sherman, the brother of Civil War General William Tecumseh Sherman, was serving as Secretary of the Treasury under President Rutherford B. Hayes. A former senator from Ohio, he was backed by delegates who did not support the Stalwarts or Half-Breeds.
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