United States presidential election in Maryland, 1980

United States presidential election in Maryland, 1980

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 10 0 0 Popular vote 726,161 680,606 119,537 Percentage 47.12% 44.18% 7.76%

President before election Jimmy Carter Republican Elected President Ronald Reagan Republican

The 1980 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on November 4, 1980, as part of the 1980 United States presidential election. Voters chose ten representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Maryland was won by incumbent President Jimmy Carter (D-Georgia), with 47.12% of the popular vote, over former Governor Ronald Reagan (R-California) with 44.18% of the popular vote and Republican US Representative John B. Anderson running as an independent candidate (I-Illinois) with 7.76% of the popular vote.^[1] Reagan ultimately won the national vote, defeating Carter.^[2]

Results

United States presidential election in Maryland, 1980[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Jimmy Carter	726,161	47.12%	10
	Republican	Ronald Reagan	680,606	44.18%	0
	Independent	John B. Anderson	119,537	7.76%	0
	Libertarian	Ed Clark	14,192	0.92%	0
Totals			1,540,496	100.0%	10

References

1. "1980 Presidential General Election Results – Maryland". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
2. "1980 Presidential General Election Results". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 8 June 2012.