United States presidential election in Georgia, 1980

United States presidential election in Georgia 1980
Georgia (U.S. state)
November 4, 1980

 
Nominee Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan John B. Anderson
Party Democratic Republican Independent
Home state Georgia California Illinois
Running mate Walter Mondale George H. W. Bush Patrick Lucey
Electoral vote 12 0 0
Popular vote 890,733 654,168 36,055
Percentage 55.8% 40.1% 2.3%

President before election

Jimmy Carter
Democratic

Elected President

Ronald Reagan
Republican

The 1980 United States presidential election in Georgia took place on November 4, 1980 in Georgia as part of the 1980 United States presidential election.

The Democratic Party candidate, incumbent President Jimmy Carter, won his home state of Georgia over former California Governor Ronald Reagan by 236,565 votes, giving him one of just seven victories in the election (other than Georgia, Carter also carried Maryland, Minnesota, Hawaii, West Virginia, the District of Columbia and Rhode Island).

Results

United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 1980[1]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Democratic Jimmy Carter (incumbent) 890,733 55.8% 12
Republican Ronald Reagan 654,168 41.0% 0
Independent John B. Anderson 36,055 2.3% 0

References

  1. "1980 Presidential General Election Results – Georgia". Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 2015-05-21.
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