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1980 U.S. Presidential Election — General
Nationwide · 3 tickets
Ronald ReaganRepublicanWINNER489 EV
50.7% popular · 43,903,230 votes
Running mate: George H. W. Bush
Jimmy CarterDemocratic49 EV
41% popular · 35,480,115 votes
Running mate: Walter Mondale
John B. AndersonIndependent0 EV
6.6% popular · 5,719,850 votes
Running mate: Patrick Lucey
Popular-vote counts follow Dave Leip’s Atlas (pre-1976) and official certified totals (1976–2024), cross-checked against MIT Election Lab. The 1824 count is partial — six states chose electors by their legislatures.