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Chester Arthur won the vice-presidential election. He never won a presidential election. James Garfield won the 1880 presidential election defeating Winfield Hancock. In the presidential election James Garfield received 214 electoral votes and Winfield Hancock received 155 electoral votes. In the vice-presidential election Chester Arthur received 214 electoral votes and Winfield Hancock received 155 electoral votes. James Garfield was shot July 2, 1881 and died September 19, 1881. Chester Arthur succeeded James Garfield upon the latter's assassination.

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1880 U.S. Vice-Presidential Election Results:

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  • 214 votes - Chester A. Arthur (R-NY)
  • 155 votes - William H. English (D-IN)
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