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{{Infobox Election
| election_name = United States presidential election, 1980
| election_name = 1980 United States presidential election
| country = United States
| country = United States
| type = presidential
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = United States presidential election, 1976
| previous_election = 1976 United States presidential election
| previous_year = 1976
| previous_year = 1976
| next_election = United States presidential election, 1984
| next_election = 1984 United States presidential election
| next_year = 1984
| next_year = 1984
| election_date = November 4, 1980
| election_date = November 4, 1980
| votes_for_election = 538 members of the [[Electoral College (United States)|Electoral College]]
| needed_votes = 270 electoral
| turnout = 52.6%<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/data/turnout.php |title=Voter Turnout in Presidential Elections |website=Presidency.ucsb.edu |access-date=2016-08-18}}</ref> {{decrease}} 0.9 [[percentage point|pp]]
<!-- Ronald Reagan -->
<!-- Ronald Reagan -->
| image1 = Official Portrait of President Reagan 1981-cropped.jpg
| image1 = Official Portrait of President Reagan 1981-cropped.jpg
| image1_size = 138px
| image1_size = 138px
| nominee1 = [[Ronald Reagan]]
| nominee1 = '''[[Ronald Reagan]]'''
| party1 = Republican Party (United States)
| party1 = Republican Party (United States)
| home_state1 = [[California]]
| home_state1 = [[California]]
| running_mate1 = '''[[George H. W. Bush]]'''
| running_mate1 = '''[[George H. W. Bush]]'''
| electoral_vote1 = 489
| electoral_vote1 = '''489'''
| states_carried1 = '''44'''
| states_carried1 = '''44'''
| popular_vote1 = '''43,903,230'''
| popular_vote1 = '''43,903,230'''
| percentage1 = '''50.7%'''
| percentage1 = '''50.7%'''
<!-- Jimmy Carter -->
<!-- Jimmy Carter -->
| image2 = Carter cropped.jpg
| image2 = Carter cropped.jpg
| image2_size = 119px
| image2_size = 138px
| nominee2 = [[Jimmy Carter]]
| nominee2 = [[Jimmy Carter]]
| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)
| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)
| map_image = ElectoralCollege1980.svg
| map_image = ElectoralCollege1980.svg
| map_size = 350px
| map_size = 350px
<!-- John B. Anderson -->
<!-- John B. Anderson -->
| image3 = JohnAnderson.png
| image3 = JohnAnderson.png
| image3_size = 131px
| image3_size = 139px
| nominee3 = [[John B. Anderson]]
| nominee3 = [[John B. Anderson]]
| party3 = Independent (politician)
| party3 = Independent (politician)
| after_election = [[Ronald Reagan]]
| after_election = [[Ronald Reagan]]
| after_party = Republican Party (United States)
| after_party = Republican Party (United States)
}}
}}{{commonscat}}
The '''1980 United States presidential election''' happened on November 4, 1980. [[Ronald Reagan]], the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] candidate and former [[Governor of California]], won the election. He defeated the incumbent president, [[Jimmy Carter]], who was a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]], and [[John B. Anderson]], a notable [[third party]] candidate who was an [[Independent politician|Independent]].
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]].
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 [[1970s energy crisis|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]].
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 won the election by a [[landslide]], meaning that he had a lot more votes than his opponent.
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