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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.
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1980 Democratic Party presidential primaries. From January 21 to June 3, 1980, voters of the Democratic Party chose its nominee for president in the 1980 United States presidential election. Incumbent President Jimmy Carter was again selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses, culminating in the 1980 Democratic ...
Date(daily Totals)ContestTotalpledged DelegatesJanuary 21IowaCaucuses3,220 SDs0 (of 50)February 10MaineCaucuses2,247 SDs33,3260 (of 50)February 26MinnesotaCaucuses0 (of 75)February 26New HampshirePrimary111,93019 (of 19)- Jimmy Carter
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Domestic issues
The United States in the 1970s underwent "stagflation"—a wrenching period of low economic growth, high inflation, and high-interest rates and intermittent energy crises.These issues played a large role in the 1980 campaign. While during Barry Goldwater's 1964 campaign, many voters saw his warnings about a too-powerful government as hyperbolic and only 30% of the electorate agreed that government was too powerful, by 1980 a majority of Americans believed that government held too much power.
Foreign issues
Events such as the Iran hostage crisis and the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan played a large role in the 1980 elections. America was perceived by many to be weakening as a world power while the Soviet Unionwas perceived to be strengthening and expanding. At the time, 60% of Americans polled felt that United States defense spending was too low.
Presidential election
Republican Ronald Reagan won the election in a landslide, receiving 489 electoral votes, defeating incumbent Democrat Jimmy Carter, who received 49. Reagan received the highest number of electoral votes ever won by a non-incumbent presidential candidate. Republican Congressman John B. Anderson, who ran as an independent, received 6.6% of the vote.
Gubernatorial elections
Thirteen of the fifty state governorships were up for election. Four state governorships changed hands from Democrat to Republican. The territorial governorships of American Samoa and Puerto Ricowere also up for election.
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Results. Endorsements. See also. Notes. References. 1980 Republican Party presidential primaries. From January 21 to June 3, 1980, voters of the Republican Party chose its nominee for president in the 1980 United States presidential election.
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS. 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.
Reagan defeated George H. W. Bush and other candidates in the 1980 Republican presidential primaries, while Carter fended off a challenge from Senator Ted Kennedy in the 1980 Democratic primaries.
A state's primary election or caucus is usually an indirect election: instead of voters directly selecting a particular person running for president, they determine the number of delegates each party's national convention will receive from their respective state.
