1980 United States presidential election in North Dakota
The 1980 United States presidential election in North Dakota took place on November 4, 1980. All 50 states and The District of Columbia were part of the 1980 United States presidential election. State voters chose 3 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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North Dakota was won by former California Governor Ronald Reagan (R) by a 38-point landslide.[1] With 64.23% of the popular vote, North Dakota would prove to by Reagan's fourth strongest state after Utah, Idaho and Nebraska.[2]
As of the 2016 presidential election, this is the last election in which Sioux County voted for the Republican candidate.
Statewide Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Ronald Reagan | 193,695 | 64.23% | |
| Democratic | Jimmy Carter | 79,189 | 26.26% | |
| Independent | John Anderson | 23,640 | 7.02% | |
| Libertarian | Edward Clark | 3,743 | 1.24% | |
| Citizens | Barry Commoner | 429 | 0.14% | |
| Independent | Harley McLain | 296 | 0.10% | |
| American | Percy Greaves Jr. | 235 | 0.08% | |
| Communist | Gus Hall | 93 | 0.03% | |
| Socialist Workers | Clifton DeBerry | 89 | 0.03% | |
| Socialist | David McReynolds | 82 | 0.03% | |
| Prohibition | Benjamin Bubar | 54 | 0.02% | |
| Total votes | 301,545 | 100.00% | ||
References
- "1980 Presidential General Election Results - North Dakota". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
- "1980 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
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