Jimmy Carter 1980 presidential campaign

Jimmy Carter for President 1980
Campaign1980 Democratic primaries
1980 U.S. presidential election
CandidateJimmy Carter
39th President of the United States
(1977–1981)
Walter Mondale
42nd Vice President of the United States
(1977–1981)
AffiliationDemocratic Party
StatusAnnounced: December 4, 1979
Presumptive nominee: June 3, 1980
Official nominee: August 11, 1980
Lost election: November 4, 1980
Left office: January 20, 1981
SloganA Tested and Trustworthy Team

In the 1980 United States presidential election, incumbent president Jimmy Carter and incumbent vice president Walter Mondale were defeated by Republican presidential nominee Ronald Reagan and vice presidential nominee George H. W. Bush.

President Carter launched his presidential re-election bid on December 4, 1979. He had low approval during his term; many people thought Carter mishandled the Iran hostage crisis, inflation, and severe economic downturn.[1] In the 1980 Democratic Party presidential primaries, he was challenged by U.S. senator Ted Kennedy, whose campaign was formally launched on November 7, 1979. Carter lost 12 states and Washington, D.C., but won the remaining states and received the Democratic nomination with 1,984 delegates on August 11, 1980.

Reagan and Bush challenged Carter and Mondale in the general election.[2] Reagan talked the most about the hostage crisis and the economy. In the second debate between Carter and Reagan, Reagan openly criticized him over the crisis; some said it was for that reason that Carter lost the election.[3] On November 4, Carter was defeated by Reagan, receiving 49 electoral votes and 41 percent of the popular vote.

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  2. ^ Shogan, Colleen (2004-11-24). "Reagan's 1980 Campaign" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-14. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
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