1980 United States presidential election in Connecticut

The 1980 United States presidential election in Connecticut took place on November 4, 1980. All 50 states and The District of Columbia, were part of the 1980 United States presidential election. Connecticut voters chose 8 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

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1980 United States presidential election in Connecticut

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 8 0 0 Popular vote 677,210 541,732 171,807 Percentage 48.16% 38.52% 12.22%

County results Reagan   40-50%   50-60% Carter   40-50%

President before election Jimmy Carter Democratic Elected President Ronald Reagan Republican

Connecticut was won by former California Governor Ronald Reagan by 10 points.[1] President of the United States Jimmy Carter failed to gain reelection against Reagan. Connecticut election results reflect the Republican Party's re-consolidation under what is popularly call the "Reagan Revolution,"[2] which sounded overwhelming conservative electoral victories across the United States.

The already embattled incumbent Democratic president Carter was hurt in the state by the strong third party candidacy of John Anderson, a liberal Republican Congressman who ran in 1980 as an independent after failing to win the Republican Party's own presidential nomination. Anderson proved very popular with liberal and moderate voters in New England who normally leaned Democratic but were dissatisfied with the policies of the Carter Administration and viewed Reagan as too far to the right. New England overall would prove to be Anderson's strongest region in the nation, with all 6 New England states giving double-digit percentages to Anderson. In fact, Connecticut would prove to be Anderson's fifth strongest state in the nation after Massachusetts, Vermont, Rhode Island and New Hampshire. His 12.22% of the vote in the state was nearly double the 6.61% he got nationwide.[3]

Results

1980 United States presidential election in Connecticut[4]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
				Count	%	Count	%
	Republican	Ronald Reagan of California	George Bush of Texas	677,210	48.16%	8	100.00%
	Democratic	Jimmy Carter of Georgia	Walter Mondale of Minnesota	541,732	38.52%	0	0.00%
	Independent	John B. Anderson of Illinois	Patrick Lucey of Wisconsin	171,807	12.22%	0	0.00%
	Libertarian	Ed Clark of California	David H. Koch of Kansas	8,570	0.61%	0	0.00%
	Citizens	Barry Commoner of Missouri	La Donna Harris of Oklahoma	6,130	0.44%	0	0.00%
	{{{party}}}	Write-ins	Write-ins	836	0.06%	0	0.00%
Total				1,406,285	100.00%	8	100.00%

References

1. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". Uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
2. Jerry Lanson (2008-11-06). "A historic victory. A changed nation. Now, can Obama deliver?". Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 2013-04-27.
3. "1980 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
4. "1980 Presidential General Election Results - Connecticut". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 17 March 2015.