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1980 United States presidential election (view source)
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{{Infobox Election
| election_name = United States presidential election, 1980
| country = United States
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = United States presidential election, 1976
| previous_year = 1976
| next_election = United States presidential election, 1984
| next_year = 1984
| election_date = November 4, 1980
<!-- Ronald Reagan -->
| image1 = Official Portrait of President Reagan 1981-cropped.jpg
| image1_size = 138px
| nominee1 = [[Ronald Reagan]]
| party1 = Republican Party (United States)
| home_state1 = [[California]]
| running_mate1 = '''[[George H. W. Bush]]'''
| electoral_vote1 = 489
| states_carried1 = '''44'''
| popular_vote1 = '''43,903,230'''
| percentage1 = '''50.7%'''
<!-- Jimmy Carter -->
| image2 = Carter cropped.jpg
| image2_size = 119px
| nominee2 = [[Jimmy Carter]]
| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)
| home_state2 = [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]
| running_mate2 = [[Walter Mondale]]
| electoral_vote2 = 49
| states_carried2 = 6 + [[Washington, D.C.|DC]]
| popular_vote2 = 35,480,115
| percentage2 = 41.0%
| map_image = ElectoralCollege1980.svg
| map_size = 350px
<!-- John B. Anderson -->
| image3 = JohnAnderson.png
| image3_size = 131px
| nominee3 = [[John B. Anderson]]
| party3 = Independent (politician)
| home_state3 = [[Illinois]]
| running_mate3 = [[Patrick Lucey]]
| electoral_vote3 = 0
| states_carried3 = 0
| popular_vote3 = 5,719,850
| percentage3 = 6.6%
| map_caption = Presidential election results map. <span style="color:#C20;">Red</span> denotes states won by Reagan/Bush, <span style="color:darkblue;">Blue</span> denotes those won by Carter/Mondale.
| title = President
| before_election = [[Jimmy Carter]]
| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)
| after_election = [[Ronald Reagan]]
| after_party = Republican Party (United States)
}}
This election was mainly between [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[Jimmy Carter]] (President) and [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Ronald Reagan]] (Former [[Governor of California]]). The election also featured [[John B. Anderson]], who was a notable [[third party]] candidate.
The country had a lot of problems during the election. The economy was bad (it was in a [[recession]]). [[Inflation]] was very high. There was an [[energy crisis]]. [[Iran]], after the [[Iranian Revolution]] was holding 52 Americans [[hostage]].
Reagan campaigned for to cut [[income tax]]es and to reduce government spending overall while increasing defense spending to challenge the [[Soviet Union]] in the [[Cold War]]. Carter campaigned for more government programs and mentioned the importance of human rights and preventing [[nuclear war]].
Ronald Reagan won the election by a [[landslide]], meaning that he had a lot more votes than his opponent.
Ronald Reagan's victory resulted in the Republicans gaining more power for the next few decades.
==Candidates==
===Democratic Party===
Democratic candidates:
*[[Jimmy Carter]], President of the United States from [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]
*[[Ted Kennedy]], U.S. senator from [[Massachusetts]]
*[[Jerry Brown]], governor of [[California]]
*[[Cliff Finch]], former governor of [[Mississippi]]
====Candidates gallery====
<gallery perrow="5">
File:JimmyCarterPortrait2.jpg|'''[[President of the United States|President]] [[Jimmy Carter]]'''
File:TedKennedy.png|Senator '''[[Ted Kennedy]]''' of [[Massachusetts]]
File:Jerry Brown in 1978 crop.jpg|[[Governor of California|Governor]] '''[[Jerry Brown]]''' of California
</gallery>
===Republican Party===
Republican candidates:
* Former [[Governor of California|Governor]] '''[[Ronald Reagan]]''' of California
* Former [[Director of the Central Intelligence Agency|CIA director]] and United States Representative '''[[George H. W. Bush]]''' of [[Texas]]
* [[United States House of Representatives|Representative]] '''[[John B. Anderson]]''' of [[Illinois]]
* [[U.S. Senate Minority Leader|Senate Minority Leader]] '''[[Howard Baker]]''' of [[Tennessee]]
* Representative '''[[Phil Crane]]''' of [[Illinois]]
* Former [[Governor of Texas|Governor]] '''[[John Connally]]''' of [[Texas]]
* Senator '''[[Bob Dole]]''' of [[Kansas]]
* Former Special Ambassador to Paraguay '''[[Ben Fernandez]]''' of [[California]]
* Former [[Governor of Minnesota|Governor]] '''[[Harold Stassen]]''' of [[Minnesota]]
* Senator '''[[Lowell Weicker]]''' of [[Connecticut]]
* Senator '''[[Larry Pressler ]]''' of [[South Dakota]]
====Candidates gallery====
<gallery perrow="5">
File:Official Portrait of President Reagan 1981.jpg|Former [[Governor of California|Governor]] '''[[Ronald Reagan]]''' of California
File:1988 Bush.jpg|Former [[Director of the Central Intelligence Agency|CIA director]] and Representative '''[[George H. W. Bush]]''' of [[Texas]]
File:JohnAnderson.png|Representative '''[[John B. Anderson]]''' of [[Illinois]]
File:Howard Baker 1989.jpg|[[U.S. Senate Minority Leader|Senate Minority Leader]] '''[[Howard Baker]]''' of [[Tennessee]]
File:PhilCrane.jpg|Representative '''[[Phil Crane]]''' of [[Illinois]]
File:John Connally.jpg|Former [[Governor of Texas|Governor]] '''[[John Connally]]''' of [[Texas]]
File:Harold Stassen.jpg|Former [[Governor of Minnesota|Minnesota Governor]] '''[[Harold Stassen]]'''
File:Bob Dole, photo portrait, head and shoulders, facing front, February 9, 1982.jpg|Senator '''[[Bob Dole]]''' of [[Kansas]]
File:Lweicker.jpg|Senator '''[[Lowell Weicker]]''' of [[Connecticut]]
File:Larry Pressler.jpg| Senator '''[[Larry Pressler]]''' of [[South Dakota]]
</gallery>
[[Category:1980 in the United States]]
[[Category:1980 elections]]
[[Category:Jimmy Carter]]
[[Category:Ronald Reagan]]
[[Category:United States presidential elections|1980]]
[[Category:November events]]
| election_name = United States presidential election, 1980
| country = United States
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = United States presidential election, 1976
| previous_year = 1976
| next_election = United States presidential election, 1984
| next_year = 1984
| election_date = November 4, 1980
<!-- Ronald Reagan -->
| image1 = Official Portrait of President Reagan 1981-cropped.jpg
| image1_size = 138px
| nominee1 = [[Ronald Reagan]]
| party1 = Republican Party (United States)
| home_state1 = [[California]]
| running_mate1 = '''[[George H. W. Bush]]'''
| electoral_vote1 = 489
| states_carried1 = '''44'''
| popular_vote1 = '''43,903,230'''
| percentage1 = '''50.7%'''
<!-- Jimmy Carter -->
| image2 = Carter cropped.jpg
| image2_size = 119px
| nominee2 = [[Jimmy Carter]]
| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)
| home_state2 = [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]
| running_mate2 = [[Walter Mondale]]
| electoral_vote2 = 49
| states_carried2 = 6 + [[Washington, D.C.|DC]]
| popular_vote2 = 35,480,115
| percentage2 = 41.0%
| map_image = ElectoralCollege1980.svg
| map_size = 350px
<!-- John B. Anderson -->
| image3 = JohnAnderson.png
| image3_size = 131px
| nominee3 = [[John B. Anderson]]
| party3 = Independent (politician)
| home_state3 = [[Illinois]]
| running_mate3 = [[Patrick Lucey]]
| electoral_vote3 = 0
| states_carried3 = 0
| popular_vote3 = 5,719,850
| percentage3 = 6.6%
| map_caption = Presidential election results map. <span style="color:#C20;">Red</span> denotes states won by Reagan/Bush, <span style="color:darkblue;">Blue</span> denotes those won by Carter/Mondale.
| title = President
| before_election = [[Jimmy Carter]]
| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)
| after_election = [[Ronald Reagan]]
| after_party = Republican Party (United States)
}}
This election was mainly between [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[Jimmy Carter]] (President) and [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Ronald Reagan]] (Former [[Governor of California]]). The election also featured [[John B. Anderson]], who was a notable [[third party]] candidate.
The country had a lot of problems during the election. The economy was bad (it was in a [[recession]]). [[Inflation]] was very high. There was an [[energy crisis]]. [[Iran]], after the [[Iranian Revolution]] was holding 52 Americans [[hostage]].
Reagan campaigned for to cut [[income tax]]es and to reduce government spending overall while increasing defense spending to challenge the [[Soviet Union]] in the [[Cold War]]. Carter campaigned for more government programs and mentioned the importance of human rights and preventing [[nuclear war]].
Ronald Reagan won the election by a [[landslide]], meaning that he had a lot more votes than his opponent.
Ronald Reagan's victory resulted in the Republicans gaining more power for the next few decades.
==Candidates==
===Democratic Party===
Democratic candidates:
*[[Jimmy Carter]], President of the United States from [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]
*[[Ted Kennedy]], U.S. senator from [[Massachusetts]]
*[[Jerry Brown]], governor of [[California]]
*[[Cliff Finch]], former governor of [[Mississippi]]
====Candidates gallery====
<gallery perrow="5">
File:JimmyCarterPortrait2.jpg|'''[[President of the United States|President]] [[Jimmy Carter]]'''
File:TedKennedy.png|Senator '''[[Ted Kennedy]]''' of [[Massachusetts]]
File:Jerry Brown in 1978 crop.jpg|[[Governor of California|Governor]] '''[[Jerry Brown]]''' of California
</gallery>
===Republican Party===
Republican candidates:
* Former [[Governor of California|Governor]] '''[[Ronald Reagan]]''' of California
* Former [[Director of the Central Intelligence Agency|CIA director]] and United States Representative '''[[George H. W. Bush]]''' of [[Texas]]
* [[United States House of Representatives|Representative]] '''[[John B. Anderson]]''' of [[Illinois]]
* [[U.S. Senate Minority Leader|Senate Minority Leader]] '''[[Howard Baker]]''' of [[Tennessee]]
* Representative '''[[Phil Crane]]''' of [[Illinois]]
* Former [[Governor of Texas|Governor]] '''[[John Connally]]''' of [[Texas]]
* Senator '''[[Bob Dole]]''' of [[Kansas]]
* Former Special Ambassador to Paraguay '''[[Ben Fernandez]]''' of [[California]]
* Former [[Governor of Minnesota|Governor]] '''[[Harold Stassen]]''' of [[Minnesota]]
* Senator '''[[Lowell Weicker]]''' of [[Connecticut]]
* Senator '''[[Larry Pressler ]]''' of [[South Dakota]]
====Candidates gallery====
<gallery perrow="5">
File:Official Portrait of President Reagan 1981.jpg|Former [[Governor of California|Governor]] '''[[Ronald Reagan]]''' of California
File:1988 Bush.jpg|Former [[Director of the Central Intelligence Agency|CIA director]] and Representative '''[[George H. W. Bush]]''' of [[Texas]]
File:JohnAnderson.png|Representative '''[[John B. Anderson]]''' of [[Illinois]]
File:Howard Baker 1989.jpg|[[U.S. Senate Minority Leader|Senate Minority Leader]] '''[[Howard Baker]]''' of [[Tennessee]]
File:PhilCrane.jpg|Representative '''[[Phil Crane]]''' of [[Illinois]]
File:John Connally.jpg|Former [[Governor of Texas|Governor]] '''[[John Connally]]''' of [[Texas]]
File:Harold Stassen.jpg|Former [[Governor of Minnesota|Minnesota Governor]] '''[[Harold Stassen]]'''
File:Bob Dole, photo portrait, head and shoulders, facing front, February 9, 1982.jpg|Senator '''[[Bob Dole]]''' of [[Kansas]]
File:Lweicker.jpg|Senator '''[[Lowell Weicker]]''' of [[Connecticut]]
File:Larry Pressler.jpg| Senator '''[[Larry Pressler]]''' of [[South Dakota]]
</gallery>
[[Category:1980 in the United States]]
[[Category:1980 elections]]
[[Category:Jimmy Carter]]
[[Category:Ronald Reagan]]
[[Category:United States presidential elections|1980]]
[[Category:November events]]