1980 Republican Party presidential primaries

The 1980 Republican presidential primaries were how voters of the Republican Party chose its nominee for President of the United States in the 1980 U.S. presidential election.

Republican Party presidential primaries, 1980

January 21 to June 3, 1980

File:Official Portrait of President Reagan 1981-cropped.jpg File:George H. W. Bush official CIA portrait.jpg File:John B. Anderson in New Jersey (cropped).jpg Candidate Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush John Anderson Home state California Texas Illinois Contests won 44 7 0 Popular vote 7,709,793 3,070,033 1,572,174 Percentage 59.8% 23.8% 12.2%

350px Red indicates a win by Reagan, blue a win by Bush, and black is uncommitted.

Previous Republican nominee Gerald Ford Republican nominee Ronald Reagan

Former California Governor Ronald Reagan was selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses which happened in the Republican National Convention held from July 14 to July 17, 1980, in Detroit, Michigan.

Nominees

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  Former Governor Ronald Reagan of California

Withdrew during primaries

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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)

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  Former CIA director George H. W. Bush of Texas (withdrew May 26, 1980)

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  Former Governor John Connally of Texas (withdrew March 9, 1980)

• U.S. Congressman Phil Crane of Illinois (withdrew March 20, 1980)

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  U.S. Senator Bob Dole of Kansas (withdrew March 15, 1980)

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  Former Minnesota Governor Harold Stassen of Pennsylvania

Withdrew before primaries

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  Senator Larry Pressler of South Dakota (withdrew January 8, 1980)

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  Senator Lowell Weicker of Connecticut (withdrew May 16, 1979)

Declined to run

The following potential candidates declined to run for the Republican nomination in 1980.

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  Former Astronaut Frank Borman of Indiana

• RNC Chairman Bill Brock of Tennessee

• Senator John Danforth of Missouri

• Governor Pete du Pont of Delaware

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  Former President Gerald Ford of Michigan

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  Representative Jack Kemp of New York

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  Former NATO Commander Alexander Haig of Pennsylvania

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  Senator John Heinz of Pennsylvania

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  Senator Charles Mathias of Maryland

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  Senator Chuck Percy of Illinois

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  Former Commerce Secretary Elliot Richardson of Massachusetts

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  Former FBI Director William Ruckelshaus of Indiana

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  Former Treasury Secretary Bill Simon of New Jersey

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  Governor Jim Thompson of Illinois

1980 Republican Party Presidential Primaries Media

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  United States Republican presidential primaries, 1980 by state

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  Republican presidential primary delegate map, 1980

• Results of the 1980 Republican National Convention

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  Flag-map of California

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  Reagan Bush 1980 presidential campaign logo

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  Flag-map of Texas

• George H. W. Bush 1980 presidential campaign logo.svg

  This is the SVG version of the George H. W. Bush 1980 presidential campaign logo.

Other websites

• Shirley, Craig (2009). Rendezvous with Destiny: Ronald Reagan and the Campaign That Changed America. Wilmington, Delaware: Intercollegiate Studies Institute. ISBN 978-1-933859-55-2.. online review by Lou Cannon