1980 United States elections

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/1980_United_States_elections

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Statements (37)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:politics
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date	November 4, 1980
gptkbp:followedBy	1982 United States elections
gptkbp:gubernatorial_seats_contested	13
gptkbp:House_control_after_election	gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:House_seats_contested	435
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	1980 United States elections
gptkbp:includesEvent	gptkb:1980_United_States_presidential_election gptkb:1980_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections gptkb:1980_United_States_Senate_elections 1980 United States gubernatorial elections
gptkbp:notableEvent	Republicans gained control of the Senate for the first time since 1954 Jimmy Carter lost re-election Ronald Reagan elected 40th President of the United States Republican Party gained 12 Senate seats Republican Party gained 3 governorships Republican Party gained 34 House seats
gptkbp:part_of	United States presidential election cycles
gptkbp:precededBy	1978 United States elections
gptkbp:presidential_electoral_votes_won_by_Anderson	0
gptkbp:presidential_electoral_votes_won_by_Carter	49
gptkbp:presidential_electoral_votes_won_by_Reagan	489
gptkbp:presidential_loser	gptkb:Jimmy_Carter
gptkbp:presidential_popular_vote_percentage_Anderson	6.6%
gptkbp:presidential_popular_vote_percentage_Carter	41.0%
gptkbp:presidential_popular_vote_percentage_Reagan	50.7%
gptkbp:presidential_running_mate_Anderson	gptkb:Patrick_Lucey
gptkbp:presidential_running_mate_Carter	gptkb:Walter_Mondale
gptkbp:presidential_running_mate_Reagan	gptkb:George_H._W._Bush
gptkbp:presidential_third_party_candidate	gptkb:John_B._Anderson
gptkbp:Senate_control_after_election	gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:Senate_seats_contested	34
gptkbp:winner	gptkb:Ronald_Reagan
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:1980_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections gptkb:1980_United_States_Senate_elections
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8