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- Trade Card for Bicknell Brothers Clothing House, "Our Next President," 1880 - The 1880 U.S. Presidential election pitted Republican James Garfield against Democrat Winfield Scott Hancock. More than nine million Americans--a high turnout among eligible voters--cast ballots in the November election. In the end, fewer than 8,000 votes separated the two candidates. And while both Garfield and Hancock each captured 19 states, the electoral count--like the popular vote--favored Garfield.
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Trade Card for Bicknell Brothers Clothing House, "Our Next President," 1880
The 1880 U.S. Presidential election pitted Republican James Garfield against Democrat Winfield Scott Hancock. More than nine million Americans--a high turnout among eligible voters--cast ballots in the November election. In the end, fewer than 8,000 votes separated the two candidates. And while both Garfield and Hancock each captured 19 states, the electoral count--like the popular vote--favored Garfield.