1980 United States presidential election in Wisconsin

The 1980 United States presidential election in Wisconsin 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 eight 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 Wisconsin

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 11 0 0 Popular vote 1,088,845 981,584 160,657 Percentage 47.90% 43.18% 7.1%

County Results Reagan   40–50%   50–60%   60–70% Carter   40-50%   50–60%

President before election Jimmy Carter Democratic Elected President Ronald Reagan Republican

Wisconsin was won by Ronald Reagan of California, who was running against incumbent United States President Jimmy Carter of Georgia. Reagan ran with former C.I.A. Director George H. W. Bush of Texas, Carter ran for a second time with Representative Walter Mondale of Minnesota and John B. Anderson ran with the 38th Governor of Wisconsin Patrick Lucey.[1]

Primaries

Democratic primary

Candidate	Votes	Delegates
Jimmy Carter	353,662	46
Ted Kennedy	189,520	25
Jerry Brown	74,496	10
Others	11,491	0
Totals	629,916	81

Republican primary

Candidate	Votes	Delegates
Ronald Reagan	364,898	15
George Bush	276,164	11
John Anderson	248,623	10
Howard Baker	3,298	0
Others	9,919	0
Totals	902,902	37

Results

1980 United States presidential election in Wisconsin[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Republican	Ronald Reagan	1,088,845	47.90%	11
	Democratic	Jimmy Carter	981,584	43.18%	0
	Independent	John B. Anderson	160,657	7.07%	0
	Libertarian	Ed Clark	29,135	1.28%	0
	Citizens	Barry Commoner	7,767	0.34%	0
	American	John Rarick	1,519	0.07%	0
	Write-Ins		1,337	0.06%	0
	Socialist Party USA	David McReynolds	808	0.04%	0
	Communist Party	Gus Hall	772	0.03%	0
	Workers World	Deirdre Griswold	414	0.02%	0
Totals			2,272,838	100.0%	11

References

1. "1980 Presidential General Election Results - Wisconsin". Uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
2. "1980 Presidential General Election Results in Wisconsin". Uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved May 19, 2015.