1980 United States presidential election in Iowa

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

Main article: 1980 United States presidential election
1980 United States presidential election in Iowa
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 676,026 508,672 115,633
Percentage 51.31% 38.60% 8.78%
County Results
President before election

Jimmy Carter
Democratic

 Elected President

Ronald Reagan
Republican

Elections in Iowa

Iowa was won by former California Governor Ronald Reagan (R) by a comfortable margin of about 13 points.[1] As of the 2016 presidential election, this is the last Presidential election in which a Republican has won Iowa by more than 10 points, as well as the last time a Republican won Polk County, home to Iowa's capital and most populated city, Des Moines.

Results

Caucus Results
1980 Democratic Caucus Results
Candidate SDE Delegates
Jimmy Carter 1,840 35
Ted Kennedy 995 19
Uncommitted 304 0
Totals 3,139 54

Note: SDE stands for 'State Delegate Equivalents' which (until 2020) was the closest thing to a popular vote available for the Democratic Caucus.

1980 Republican Caucus Results
Candidate Votes Delegates
George H.W. Bush 33,530 15
Ronald Reagan 31,348 15
Howard Baker 16,216 8
John Connally 9,861 0
Phil Crane 7,135 0
John Anderson 4,585 0
Uncommitted 1,800 0
Robert Dole 1,576 0
Totals 106,051 38
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References
  1. "1980 Presidential General Election Results - Iowa". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved May 24, 2015.


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