1980 United States presidential election

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/1980_United_States_presidential_election
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date November 4, 1980
gptkbp:debatedBy gptkb:Reagan-Carter_debate
gptkbp:electoral_votes_for_Jimmy_Carter 49
gptkbp:electoral_votes_for_John_B._Anderson 0
gptkbp:electoral_votes_for_Ronald_Reagan 489
gptkbp:electoral_votes_needed_to_win 270
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1980 United States presidential election
gptkbp:incumbent gptkb:Jimmy_Carter
gptkbp:Jimmy_Carter_home_state gptkb:Georgia
gptkbp:Jimmy_Carter_occupation gptkb:President_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:John_B._Anderson_home_state gptkb:Illinois
gptkbp:John_B._Anderson_occupation gptkb:United_States_Senator
gptkbp:mainCandidate gptkb:Jimmy_Carter
gptkb:Ronald_Reagan
gptkb:John_B._Anderson
gptkbp:mapType Presidential election results map. Red denotes states won by Reagan, blue denotes states won by Carter.
gptkbp:nextEdition gptkb:1984_United_States_presidential_election
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Reagan's_"Are_you_better_off_than_you_were_four_years_ago?"_question
Reagan's landslide victory
decline of the New Deal coalition
rise of the New Right
gptkbp:number_of_states_won_by_Jimmy_Carter 6
gptkbp:number_of_states_won_by_John_B._Anderson 0
gptkbp:number_of_states_won_by_Ronald_Reagan 44
gptkbp:numberOfIssues gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:tax_law
gptkb:Iran_hostage_crisis
stagflation
gptkbp:party_of_incumbent gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:popular_vote_for_Jimmy_Carter 35,480,115
gptkbp:popular_vote_for_John_B._Anderson 5,719,850
gptkbp:popular_vote_for_Ronald_Reagan 43,903,230
gptkbp:previousEdition gptkb:1976_United_States_presidential_election
gptkbp:Ronald_Reagan_home_state gptkb:California
gptkbp:Ronald_Reagan_occupation former Governor of California
gptkbp:third_party_candidate gptkb:Barry_Commoner
gptkb:Ed_Clark
gptkb:John_B._Anderson
gptkbp:total_electoral_votes 538
gptkbp:turnout_change_from_previous -0.9 percentage points
gptkbp:type presidential
gptkbp:vice_presidential_running_mate_of_Jimmy_Carter gptkb:Walter_Mondale
gptkbp:vice_presidential_running_mate_of_John_B._Anderson gptkb:Patrick_Lucey
gptkbp:vice_presidential_running_mate_of_Ronald_Reagan gptkb:George_H._W._Bush
gptkbp:voterTurnout 52.6%
gptkbp:winner gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkb:Ronald_Reagan
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_Anderson
gptkb:1980_Reagan–Carter_debate
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4