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From January 21 to June 3, 1980, voters of the Republican Party chose its nominee for president in the 1980 United States presidential election. Retired Hollywood actor and two-term California governor Ronald Reagan was selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the Republican National Convention ...
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U.S. Congressman John B. Anderson of Illinois(withdrew April 24, 1980)Senate Minority Leader Howard Baker of Tennessee(withdrew March 5, 1980)Former CIA director George H. W. Bush of Texas(withdrew May 26, 1980)Former Governor John Connally of Texas(withdrew March 9, 1980)Senator Larry Pressler of South Dakota(withdrew January 8, 1980)Senator Lowell Weicker of Connecticut(withdrew May 16, 1979)The following potential candidates declined to run for the Republican nomination in 1980. 1. Former Astronaut Frank Borman of Indiana 2. RNC Chairman Bill Brock of Tennessee 3. Senator John Danforth of Missouri 4. Governor Pete du Pont of Delaware 5. Former President Gerald Ford of Michigan 6. Representative Jack Kemp of New York 7. Former NATO Com...
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From January 21 to June 3, 1980, voters of the Republican Party chose its nominee for president in the 1980 United States presidential election. Retired Hollywood actor and two-term California governor Ronald Reagan was selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the Republican National Convention ...
6 days ago · United States presidential election of 1980, American presidential election held on November 4, 1980, in which Republican Ronald Reagan defeated incumbent Democratic Pres. Jimmy Carter. At a glance: the election of 1980. The campaign. The Republican nomination.
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Dec 3, 2021 · George Bush was taking his chance at running for US President and Ronald Reagan’s previously failed attempt in 1976 was rejuvenated for 1980 while Bob Dole was also beginning to make some moves in the progressive arm of the Republican Party.
Presidential primaries have been held in the United States since 1912 to nominate the Republican presidential candidate. 1912. This was the first time that candidates were chosen through primaries. President William Taft ran to become the nominee and faced the opposition of former President Theodore Roosevelt.
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The 1980 United States presidential election was the 49th quadrennial presidential election, held on November 4, 1980. The Republican nominee, former California governor Ronald Reagan, defeated incumbent Democratic President Jimmy Carter in a landslide victory.
