Rio Blanco presidential election, 1880

Rio Blanco presidential election, 1880

Template:Country data Rio Blanco

25 July 1880 (first round) 1 August 1880 (second round)

File:Henry Campbell Coss.jpg Nominee Montrose Garner John S. Vynn Henry Campbell Coss Party Conservatives of Rio Blanco Progressive Party of Rio Blanco Constitution Party of Rio Blanco Electoral vote 33 11 5 Popular vote 27,589 9,411 3,918 Percentage 67.3% 23% 9.5%   Nominee Virgil Staunton Party Liberty Party of Rio Blanco Electoral vote 1 Popular vote 82 Percentage 0.2%

President before election Edwin Lanceton Elected President Montrose Garner

The 1880 presidential election of Rio Blanco took place on 1 August 1880, to elect the president of Rio Blanco. It is the first election to feature the Progressive Party.

In this election, the same methods as in 1876 were used:

• In the first round, a council of 50 men (the Major Councillors) voted;
• In the second round, 41,000 people voted.

The election saw Vice President Jonas Montrose Garner becoming President of Rio Blanco.

First round (25 July)

Candidate (Party)	Councillors
Montrose Garner/Daniel Bergmann (HG)	33
John S. Vynn/Robert Foxton (P)	11
Henry Campbell Coss/Silas Moorey (C)	5
Virgil Staunton/Gregory Pence (L)	1
James McAuley/Zachary Hopkins (HG)	0
Julian Dimmel/Tiberius McClennan (Ind.)	0
Invalid/Blank votes	0

Second round (1 August)

Candidate (Party)	% of voters
Edwin Lanceton/Daniel Bergmann (HG)	67.3
John S. Vynn/Robert Foxton (P)	23
Henry Campbell Coss/Silas Moorey (C)	9.5
Virgil Staunton/Gregory Pence (L)	0.2
James McAuley/Zachary Hopkins (HG)	0 (Eliminated)
Julian Dimmel/Tiberius McClennan (Ind.)	0 (Eliminated)
Invalid/Blank votes	0