1980 United States presidential election in Delaware

1980 United States presidential election in Delaware

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Nominee Ronald Reagan Jimmy Carter John B. Anderson
Party Republican Democratic Anderson Coalition [a]
Home state California Georgia Illinois
Running mate George H. W. Bush Walter Mondale Patrick Lucey
Electoral vote 3 0 0
Popular vote 111,252 105,754 16,288
Percentage 47.21% 44.87% 6.91%


President before election

Jimmy Carter
Democratic

Elected President

Ronald Reagan
Republican

The 1980 United States presidential election in Delaware 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 three electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

The election here was close, with Delaware being won by former California Governor Ronald Reagan by two points. Notably, Reagan won New Castle County by just one vote over Carter.[2]

  1. ^ "1980 Presidential General Election Results – Delaware". Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  2. ^ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".


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