four years earlier, the Democrats did not pursue the matter. Irregularities In Virginia, a split in the Democratic Party over the payment of state debts led to two Democratic electoral slates being nominated, one by the regular debt-paying "Funder" Democrats, the other by the "Readjuster" or anti-debt paying faction of the party. Both slates were pledged to the Hancock ticket. Republicans initially hoped the split could lead Garfield to win the state, but the results were otherwise. The Readjuster ticket received 31,527 votes, but the Funder Democrats took 96,449 votes, enough to defeat the Republicans, whose slate had 84,020. Although Hancock won Georgia's popular vote easily, there was an irregularity in that state's electoral votes. According to Article II, Section 1, clause 3 of the Constitution, "The Congress may determine the Time of choosing the Electors, and the Day on which they shall give their Votes; which Day shall be the same throughout the United States." In 1792, Congress had set the date for the Electoral College to vote on the first Wednesday in December, which in 1880 fell on December 1. However, Georgia's electors failed to cast their ballots on December 1, instead voting on the following Wednesday, December 8. Congress chose to count Georgia's vote in the official tally anyway; had they not done so, Hancock's electoral vote would have been 144, not 155. Detailed results Cartographic gallery Results by state Close states Margin of victory less than 1% (15 electoral votes): California, 0.06% (95 votes) New Jersey, 0.82% (2,010 votes) Margin of victory between 1% and 5% (131 electoral votes): Indiana, 1.41% (6,642 votes) Oregon, 1.64% (664 votes) New York, 1.91% (21,033 votes) (tipping point state) Connecticut, 2.00% (2,656 votes) North Carolina, 3.45% (8,334 votes) Delaware, 3.87% (1,142 votes) Pennsylvania, 4.26% (37,276 votes) New Hampshire, 4.70% (4,058 votes) Ohio, 4.72% (34,227 votes) Nevada, 4.80% (881 votes) Margin of victory between 5% and 10% (58 electoral votes): Colorado, 5.23% (2,803 votes) Maine, 6.14% (8,841 votes) Illinois, 6.54% (40,716 votes) Florida, 8.35% (4,310 votes) Tennessee, 8.48% (21,514 votes) Maryland, 8.78% (15,191 votes) West Virginia, 9.89% (11,148 votes) Aftermath As Garfield entered office in March 1881, the Republican party schism that had been patched up for the election tore apart once more. Garfield appointed Blaine to the cabinet, and Conkling's Stalwart faction became irked at their lack of control over patronage, even in Conkling's home state of New York. Garfield