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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 | Republican | Independent | |
| Home state | Georgia | California | Illinois | |
| Running mate | Walter Mondale | George H. W. Bush | Patrick Lucey | |
| Electoral vote | 334 | 204 | 0 | |
| States carried | 28 + DC | 22 | 0 | |
| Popular vote | 43,745,237 | 40,126,991 | 5,719,850 | |
| Percentage | 45.6% | 41.4% | 6.6% | |
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.
[More to come...] the Republican primaries were contested between former California governor Reagan, former Central Intelligence Agency director George H. W. Bush, U.S. 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 former Wisconsin governor Patrick Lucey as his running mate.
Reagan campaigned for increased defense spending, supply-side economic policies, and a balanced budget. [More to come...] Carter attacked Reagan as a dangerous right-wing extremist, and warned that Reagan would cut Medicare and Social Security.