United States presidential election in Iowa, 1980

United States presidential election in Iowa, 1980

November 4, 1980

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 8 0 0 Popular vote 676,026 508,672 115,633 Percentage 51.3% 38.6% 8.8%

President before election Jimmy Carter Democratic Elected President Ronald Reagan Republican

The 1980 United States presidential election in Iowa took place on November 4, 1980. All 50 states and The District of Columbia were part of the 1980 United States presidential election. Iowa voters chose 8 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Iowa was won by former California Governor Ronald Reagan (R) by a comfortable margin of 12 points.^[1]

References

1. "1980 Presidential General Election Results - Iowa". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved May 24, 2015.