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| 1980 United States presidential election | ||||
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| November 4, 1980 | ||||
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| Nominee | Jimmy Carter | Ronald Reagan | John B. Anderson | |
| Party |  Democratic
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 Republican
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Independent | |
| Home state | Georgia | California | Illinois | |
| Running mate | Walter Mondale | George H. W. Bush | Patrick Lucey | |
| Electoral vote | 380 | 158 | 0 | |
| States carried | 30 + DC | 20 | 0 | |
| Popular vote | 41,562,711 | 38,214,784 | 6,577,541 | |
| Percentage | 49.2% | 41.1% | 7.6% | |
The 1980 United States presidential election was the 49th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 4, 1980. Incumbent Democratic president Jimmy Carter defeated Republican ticket of Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush in a landslide victory.
Carter and Mondale were renominated after facing only token opposition in their bid for re-nomination during the Democratic primaries. Meanwhile, the Republican primaries were contested between Reagan, former Central Intelligence Agency director George H. W. Bush, Illinois Representative John B. Anderson, and several other candidates. All of Reagan's opponents had dropped out by the end of the primaries, and the Republicans nominated a ticket consisting of Reagan and Bush. Anderson entered the general election as an independent candidate with Patrick Lucey, former Wisconsin governor, as his running mate.