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An unclear partisan situation prevailed in the Senate. As the first presidential election after the end of Reconstruction, this election saw the first occurrence of the Democratic Party sweeping the Southern United States; the party would carry an overwhelming majority of Southern states well into the 20th century.
The gold standard and the tariff tax on imports divided the major parties. [5] The monetary debate was over the basis for the value of the United States dollar. Nothing but gold and silver coin had ever been legal tender in the United States until the Civil War, when the mounting costs of the war forced the United States Congress to issue "greenbacks" (dollar bills backed by government bonds). [6]
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1880 United States vice-presidential candidates (4 P) Pages in category "1880 United States presidential election" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
The United States presidential election of 1880 was a contest between James A. Garfield, Republican from Ohio, and Winfield Scott Hancock, Democrat from Pennsylvania, in which the Republican Garfield prevailed.
The 1880 United States House of Representatives elections were held for the most part on November 2, 1880, with five states holding theirs early between June and October. They coincided with the 1880 presidential election which was won by James A. Garfield , who was a member of the House at the time.
Pages in category "Candidates in the 1880 United States presidential election" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The 1914 midterm elections became the first year that all regular Senate elections were held in even-numbered years, coinciding with the House elections. The ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1913 established the direct election of senators, instead of having them elected directly by state ...