United States presidential election in Mississippi, 1980

United States presidential election in Mississippi, 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 7 0 0 Popular vote 441,089 429,281 12,036 Percentage 49.4% 48.1% 1.4%

President before election Jimmy Carter Democratic Elected President Ronald Reagan Republican

The 1980 United States presidential election in Mississippi took place on November 4, 1980. All 50 states and The District of Columbia were part of the 1980 United States presidential election. Mississippi voters chose 7 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Mississippi was won by former California Governor Ronald Reagan (R) by a slim margin of 1 point.^[1] However, in future elections, the state would become a Republican stronghold, and no Democratic presidential candidate has carried the state since Jimmy Carter in 1976.

References

1. "1980 Presidential General Election Results - Mississippi". uselectionatlas.org.