United States presidential election in North Carolina, 1980

Main article: United States presidential election, 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	13	0	0
Popular vote	915,018	875,635	52,800
Percentage	49.30%	47.18%	2.85%

President before election

Jimmy Carter
Republican

Elected President

Ronald Reagan
Republican

Elections in North Carolina

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The 1980 United States presidential election in North Carolina 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 13 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

North Carolina barely voted for the Republican nominee, Governor Ronald Reagan, over the Democratic nominee, President Jimmy Carter in a close battle. Independent Candidate Republican Congressman John B. Anderson, proved top be a minor spoilsport, taking two percent of the vote from Reagan and Carter. The Final numbers were 49.30% for Reagan to 47.18% for Carter and 2.85% for Anderson.

Results

United States presidential election in North Carolina, 1980^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Republican	Ronald Reagan	915,018	49.30%	13
	Democratic	Jimmy Carter (incumbent)	875,635	47.18%	0
	Independent	John B. Anderson	52,800	2.85%	0
	Libertarian	Edward Clark	9,677	0.52%	0
	Citizens	Barry Commoner	2,287	0.12%	0
	Socialist Workers	Clifton Deberry	416	0.02	0
Totals			1,855,833	100.0%	13
Voter turnout			54.52%		—

References

↑ http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1980&fips=37&f=0&off=0&elect=0&minper=0

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