United States presidential election in Montana, 1980

United States presidential election in Montana, 1980

November 4, 1980

Nominee Ronald Reagan Jimmy Carter John Anderson Party Republican Democratic Independent Home state California Georgia Illinois Running mate George H. W. Bush Walter Mondale Patrick Lucey Electoral vote 4 0 0 Popular vote 206,814 118,032 29,281 Percentage 56.82% 32.43% 8.05%

County results

President before election Jimmy Carter Democratic Elected President Ronald Reagan Republican

The 1980 United States presidential election in Montana took place on November 4, 1980 throughout all 50 states and D.C., which was part of the 1980 United States presidential election. Voters chose 4 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Montana overwhelmingly voted for the Republican nominee, Governor Ronald Reagan, over the Democratic nominee, President Jimmy Carter. Reagan won Montana by a landslide margin of 24.39%.

Results

United States presidential [1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Republican	Ronald Reagan	206,814	56.82%	4
	Democratic	Jimmy Carter	118,032	32.43%	0
	Independent	John Anderson	29,281	8.05%	0
	Libertarian	Edward Clark	9,825	2.70%	0

References

1. http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/index.html