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Election 1880 Results

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1880 Indiana governor election

Albert Gallatin Porter (Republican) beat Franklin Landers (Democrat) in Indiana in 1880, 49.2% to 47.7%, a margin of 1.5 points and 6,953 votes.

Indiana changed party: in 1876 it went Democratic, for James Douglas Williams.

Republicans led in 47 of the 92 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 45. The largest, Marion, cast 26,263 votes and went to the Republican by 8.2 points. The closest was Fountain, where 16 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Albert Gallatin Porter won	Republican	231,405	49.2%
Franklin Landers	Democratic	224,452	47.7%
All other candidates		14,881	3.2%
Total		470,738

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total	Margin
Marion	11,719 44.6%	13,884 52.9%	660	26,263	R+8.2
Allen	7,444 59.6%	4,940 39.5%	111	12,495	D+20.0
Vigo	4,661 45.0%	4,923 47.5%	782	10,366	R+2.5
Wayne	3,308 33.8%	6,264 63.9%	225	9,797	R+30.2
Vanderburgh	4,505 46.6%	4,891 50.6%	279	9,675	R+4.0
Tippecanoe	3,960 43.6%	4,968 54.7%	156	9,084	R+11.1
St. Joseph	3,817 46.4%	4,031 49.0%	375	8,223	R+2.6
Elkhart	3,497 44.9%	4,091 52.5%	197	7,785	R+7.6
La Porte	3,875 50.8%	3,613 47.3%	144	7,632	D+3.4
Montgomery	3,458 48.0%	3,560 49.5%	180	7,198	R+1.4
Cass	3,586 50.6%	3,384 47.8%	115	7,085	D+2.9
Madison	3,601 54.9%	2,862 43.6%	95	6,558	D+11.3
Clark	3,617 55.2%	2,902 44.3%	35	6,554	D+10.9
Kosciusko	2,803 43.4%	3,577 55.4%	80	6,460	R+12.0
Boone	2,818 44.3%	2,855 44.9%	689	6,362	R+0.6
Randolph	2,031 32.2%	4,203 66.7%	69	6,303	R+34.5
Dearborn	3,640 58.9%	2,519 40.7%	26	6,185	D+18.1
Clay	2,871 46.4%	2,821 45.6%	491	6,183	D+0.8
Shelby	3,471 56.3%	2,616 42.4%	76	6,163	D+13.9
Knox	3,459 56.4%	2,657 43.3%	21	6,137	D+13.1
Miami	3,049 49.7%	2,932 47.8%	154	6,135	D+1.9
Jefferson	2,712 44.6%	3,316 54.5%	55	6,083	R+9.9
Wabash	2,363 38.9%	3,661 60.2%	56	6,080	R+21.3
Henry	2,066 34.2%	3,734 61.7%	248	6,048	R+27.6
Hamilton	2,110 36.0%	3,601 61.4%	153	5,864	R+25.4
Noble	2,824 48.9%	2,918 50.5%	36	5,778	R+1.6
Grant	2,406 41.9%	3,113 54.3%	217	5,736	R+12.3
Clinton	2,886 51.2%	2,622 46.5%	130	5,638	D+4.7
Bartholomew	2,877 51.8%	2,612 47.1%	61	5,550	D+4.8
Putnam	2,898 52.6%	2,507 45.5%	106	5,511	D+7.1
Delaware	1,843 33.5%	3,614 65.7%	45	5,502	R+32.2
Hendricks	2,045 37.7%	3,185 58.7%	200	5,430	R+21.0
Floyd	3,059 56.9%	2,097 39.0%	217	5,373	D+17.9
Huntington	2,606 48.8%	2,630 49.2%	108	5,344	R+0.4
Marshall	2,402 45.3%	2,060 38.8%	845	5,307	D+6.4
Jackson	3,082 59.0%	2,067 39.6%	74	5,223	D+19.4
Gibson	2,468 47.4%	2,658 51.1%	77	5,203	R+3.7
Fountain	2,237 43.3%	2,253 43.6%	675	5,165	R+0.3
De Kalb	2,533 49.4%	2,454 47.9%	137	5,124	D+1.5
Greene	2,392 47.1%	2,534 49.9%	150	5,076	R+2.8
Rush	2,309 45.8%	2,681 53.2%	49	5,039	R+7.4
Decatur	2,340 46.9%	2,536 50.8%	118	4,994	R+3.9
Ripley	2,466 50.3%	2,411 49.2%	25	4,902	D+1.1
Spencer	2,424 49.7%	2,381 48.8%	77	4,882	D+0.9
Howard	1,829 37.6%	2,893 59.4%	148	4,870	R+21.8
Franklin	3,146 65.3%	1,674 34.7%	1	4,821	D+30.5
Daviess	2,431 50.4%	2,304 47.8%	85	4,820	D+2.6
Parke	1,885 39.4%	2,649 55.4%	247	4,781	R+16.0
Sullivan	3,014 63.2%	1,621 34.0%	133	4,768	D+29.2
Johnson	2,458 51.7%	1,977 41.6%	321	4,756	D+10.1
Posey	2,519 54.2%	2,100 45.2%	29	4,648	D+9.0
Morgan	2,093 45.2%	2,403 51.9%	131	4,627	R+6.7
Jay	2,178 47.9%	2,209 48.6%	162	4,549	R+0.7
Carroll	2,261 50.1%	2,183 48.4%	67	4,511	D+1.7
Harrison	2,346 52.7%	1,928 43.3%	175	4,449	D+9.4
Warrick	2,297 51.9%	2,037 46.0%	92	4,426	D+5.9
Wells	2,328 52.9%	1,476 33.5%	597	4,401	D+19.4
Whitley	2,238 53.2%	1,943 46.2%	22	4,203	D+7.0
Hancock	2,253 54.0%	1,769 42.4%	149	4,171	D+11.6
Washington	2,333 56.8%	1,746 42.5%	31	4,110	D+14.3
Porter	1,504 37.5%	2,283 57.0%	221	4,008	R+19.4
Lawrence	1,682 42.6%	2,094 53.0%	175	3,951	R+10.4
Jennings	1,741 44.8%	2,085 53.7%	60	3,886	R+8.9
Lagrange	1,374 36.1%	2,307 60.6%	129	3,810	R+24.5
Steuben	1,253 34.4%	2,290 62.9%	99	3,642	R+28.5
Fulton	1,811 50.1%	1,731 47.9%	74	3,616	D+2.2
Owen	1,959 54.5%	1,532 42.6%	102	3,593	D+11.9
Monroe	1,613 45.0%	1,770 49.4%	199	3,582	R+4.4
Pike	1,732 48.7%	1,592 44.8%	233	3,557	D+3.9
Perry	1,815 51.2%	1,714 48.3%	18	3,547	D+2.8
Tipton	1,826 53.1%	1,532 44.5%	81	3,439	D+8.5
Dubois	2,466 72.8%	908 26.8%	12	3,386	D+46.0
White	1,602 47.5%	1,623 48.1%	150	3,375	R+0.6
Lake	1,206 36.3%	2,063 62.1%	52	3,321	R+25.8
Adams	2,234 69.3%	958 29.7%	33	3,225	D+39.6
Switzerland	1,435 44.9%	1,587 49.6%	177	3,199	R+4.8
Orange	1,488 48.3%	1,450 47.1%	140	3,078	D+1.2
Fayette	1,237 41.3%	1,752 58.4%	9	2,998	R+17.2
Vermillion	1,234 42.0%	1,549 52.7%	155	2,938	R+10.7
Martin	1,545 53.0%	1,325 45.4%	46	2,916	D+7.5
Warren	941 32.9%	1,774 62.1%	143	2,858	R+29.1
Benton	1,274 45.1%	1,500 53.1%	49	2,823	R+8.0
Crawford	1,387 52.9%	1,151 43.9%	84	2,622	D+9.0
Jasper	859 37.5%	1,314 57.4%	115	2,288	R+19.9
Pulaski	867 39.0%	897 40.4%	457	2,221	R+1.4
Brown	1,484 68.3%	644 29.7%	44	2,172	D+38.7
Newton	677 34.5%	1,167 59.5%	118	1,962	R+25.0
Union	820 42.1%	1,095 56.2%	33	1,948	R+14.1
Scott	1,117 58.3%	768 40.1%	31	1,916	D+18.2
Blackford	960 50.7%	759 40.1%	173	1,892	D+10.6
Ohio	615 45.3%	722 53.2%	20	1,357	R+7.9
Starke	547 45.4%	419 34.7%	240	1,206	D+10.6

Counties as they stood in 1880; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Indiana governor elections we hold

Year	Winner	Margin
2024	Mike Braun (R)	R+13.3
2020	Eric Holcomb (R)	R+24.5
2016	Eric Holcomb (R)	R+6.0
2012	Mike Pence (R)	R+2.9
2008	Mitch Daniels (R)	R+17.8
2004	Mitch Daniels (R)	R+7.7
2000	Frank O'Bannon (D)	D+14.9
1996	Frank O'Bannon (D)	D+4.7
1992	Evan Bayh (D)	D+25.1
1988	Evan Bayh (D)	D+6.4
1984	Robert D. Orr (R)	R+5.0
1980	Robert D. Orr (R)	R+15.8
1976	Otis R. Bowen (R)	R+14.2
1972	Otis R. Bowen (R)	R+14.3
1968	Edgar D. Whitcomb (R)	R+5.6
1964	Roger D. Branigin (D)	D+12.7
1960	Matthew E. Welsh (D)	D+1.1
1956	Harold W. Handley (R)	R+11.6
1952	George N. Craig (R)	R+12.1
1948	Henry F. Schricker (D)	D+8.4
1944	Ralph F. Gates (R)	R+2.8
1940	Henry F. Schricker (D)	D+0.2
1936	Maurice Clifford Townsend (D)	D+11.0
1932	Paul V. McNutt (D)	D+12.3
1928	Harry G. Leslie (R)	R+3.1
1924	Ed Jackson (R)	R+6.6
1920	Warren T. McCray (R)	R+13.4
1916	James P. Goodrich (R)	R+1.8
1912	Samuel M. Ralston (D)	D+20.8
1908	Thomas R. Marshall (D)	D+2.1
1904	J. Frank Hanly (R)	R+12.6
1900	Winfield T. Durbin (R)	R+3.8
1896	James A. Mount (R)	R+4.1
1892	Claude Matthews (D)	D+1.3
1888	Alvin P. Hovey (R)	R+0.4
1884	Isaac P. Gray (D)	D+1.5
1880	Albert Gallatin Porter (R)	R+1.5
1876	James Douglas Williams (D)	D+1.2
1872	Thomas Andrews Hendricks (D)	D+0.3
1868	Conrad Baker (R)	R+0.3

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