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President Rutherford B. Hayes, who had been elected in the Electoral College despite losing the popular vote, decided not to run again, which was to keep a campaign promise. Republicans nominated Ohio Congressman James A. Garfield and Democrats chose Army Officer Winfield Hancock. The election exposed the rift between North and South. Republicans argued that a Democratic victory would take the country back to the pre-Civil War days and gains made for the union would be lost. Democrats focused on the personal character of James Garfield, who had been implicated in scandal years before, although his role was unknown. In the end, Garfield won in a very narrow popular vote victory, but decisively in the Electoral College. This was largely due to a secret deal Garfield made with New York Senator Roscoe Conkling. Garfield received Conkling's support in exchange for promises that Garfield would consult Conkling on all federal appointments. The narrow New York victory sealed the election for Garfield. UNITED STATES VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Garfield/Arthur + 4,453,337 48 214 Hancock/English 4,444,267 48 155 Weaver/Chambers 308,649 3 0 Dow/Thompson 10,364 0 0 Phelps/Pomeroy 1,045 0 0 ALABAMA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Garfield/Arthur + 56,221 37 0 Hancock/English 91,185 60 10 ARKANSAS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Garfield/Arthur + 42,436 40 0 Hancock/English 60,775 57 6 CALIFORNIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Garfield/Arthur + 80,348 49 1 Hancock/English 80,443 49 5 COLORADO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Garfield/Arthur + 27,450 51 3 Hancock/English 24,647 46 0 CONNECTICUT VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Garfield/Arthur + 67,071 51 6 Hancock/English 64,415 49 0 DELAWARE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Garfield/Arthur + 14,133 48 0 Hancock/English 15,275 52 3 FLORIDA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Garfield/Arthur + 23,654 46 0 Hancock/English 27,964 54 4 GEORGIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Garfield/Arthur + 54,086 34 0 Hancock/English 102,470 65 11 ILLINOIS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Garfield/Arthur + 318,037 51 21 Hancock/English 277,321 45 0 INDIANA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Garfield/Arthur + 232,164 49 15 Hancock/English 225,522 48 0 IOWA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Garfield/Arthur + 183,927 57 11 Hancock/English 105,845 33 0 Weaver/Chambers 32,701 10 0 KANSAS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Garfield/Arthur + 121,549 60 5 Hancock/English 59,801 30 0 Weaver/Chambers 19,851 10 0 KENTUCKY VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Garfield/Arthur + 106,306 40 0 Hancock/English 149,068 55 12 LOUISIANA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Garfield/Arthur + 38,637 37 0 Hancock/English 65,067 62 8 MAINE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Garfield/Arthur + 74,056 55 7 Hancock/English 65,171 45 0 MARYLAND VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Garfield/Arthur + 78,515 45 0 Hancock/English 93,706 54 8 MASSACHUSETTS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Garfield/Arthur + 165,205 59 13 Hancock/English 111,690 40 0 MICHIGAN VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Garfield/Arthur + 185,341 53 11 Hancock/English 131,597 37 0 Weaver/Chambers 34,895 10 0 MINNESOTA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Garfield/Arthur + 93,903 62 5 Hancock/English 53,315 35 0 MISSISSIPPI VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Garfield/Arthur + 34,854 30 0 Hancock/English 75,750 65 8 Weaver/Chambers 5,797 5 0 MISSOURI VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Garfield/Arthur + 153,567 39 0 Hancock/English 208,609 53 15 Weaver/Chambers 35,135 9 0 NEBRASKA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Garfield/Arthur + 54,979 63 3 Hancock/English 28,523 33 0 Weaver/Chambers 3,950 5 0 NEVADA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Garfield/Arthur + 8,732 48 0 Hancock/English 9,613 52 3 NEW HAMPSHIRE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Garfield/Arthur + 44,852 52 5 Hancock/English 40,794 47 0 NEW JERSEY VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Garfield/Arthur + 120,555 49 0 Hancock/English 122,565 50 9 NEW YORK VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Garfield/Arthur + 555,544 50 35 Hancock/English 534,511 48 0 NORTH CAROLINA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Garfield/Arthur + 115,874 48 0 Hancock/English 124,208 51 10 OHIO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Garfield/Arthur + 375,048 52 22 Hancock/English 340,821 47 0 OREGON VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Garfield/Arthur + 20,619 51 3 Hancock/English 19,955 49 0 PENNSYLVANIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Garfield/Arthur + 444,704 51 29 Hancock/English 407,428 47 0 RHODE ISLAND VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Garfield/Arthur + 18,195 62 4 Hancock/English 10,779 37 0 SOUTH CAROLINA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Garfield/Arthur + 58,071 34 0 Hancock/English 112,312 66 7 TENNESSEE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Garfield/Arthur + 107,677 45 0 Hancock/English 129,191 53 12 TEXAS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Garfield/Arthur + 57,893 24 0 Hancock/English 156,428 65 8 Weaver/Chambers 27,405 11 0 VERMONT VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Garfield/Arthur + 45,567 70 5 Hancock/English 18,316 28 0 VIRGINIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Garfield/Arthur + 83,533 39 0 Hancock/English 128,083 61 11 WEST VIRGINIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Garfield/Arthur + 46,243 41 0 Hancock/English 57,391 51 5 Weaver/Chambers 9,079 8 0 WISCONSIN VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Garfield/Arthur + 144,400 54 10 Hancock/English 114,649 43 0 SYMBOLS KEY Republican Democratic Prohibition Other Socialist Labor Greenback Anti-Masonic Winner * Incumbent + Incumbent Party