United States presidential election in Alabama, 1980

United States presidential election in Alabama, 1980

November 4, 1980

All 9 Alabama Electoral Votes to the Electoral College   Nominee Ronald Reagan Jimmy Carter John B. Anderson Party Republican Democratic Independent Home state California Georgia Illinois Running mate George H.W. Bush Walter Mondale Patrick Lucey Electoral vote 9 0 0 Popular vote 654,192 636,730 16,481 Percentage 48.75% 47.45% 1.23%

County results

President before election Jimmy Carter Democratic Elected President Ronald Reagan Republican

The United States presidential election in Alabama was held on November 4, 1980. Former California Governor Ronald Reagan narrowly won the state and its 9 electoral votes, winning 48.8% to Incumbent President Jimmy Carter's 47.5%. John B. Anderson came in third place, winning 1.23%. The 1980 election would set up Alabama to become a Republican stronghold for future presidential elections, after having been part of the Democratic Solid South for most of its statehood since 1824.

Results

General election results ^[1]

Party	Nominee	Popular Vote	Percentage	Electoral Vote
Republican	Ronald Reagan	654,192	48.75%	9
Democratic	Jimmy Carter	636,730	47.45%	0
Independent	John B. Anderson	16,481	1.23%	0
AL Conservative	John Rarick	15,010	1.12%	0
Libertarian	Edward Clark	13,318	0.99%	0
N/A	All Others	6,198	0.46%	0

References

1. "1980 Presidential General Election Results - Alabama". U.S. Election Atlas.