United States presidential election in Georgia, 1980

United States presidential election in Georgia 1980

November 4, 1980

Nominee Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan John B. Anderson Party Democratic Republican Independent Home state Georgia California Illinois Running mate Walter Mondale George H. W. Bush Patrick Lucey Electoral vote 12 0 0 Popular vote 890,733 654,168 36,055 Percentage 55.8% 40.1% 2.3%

President before election Jimmy Carter Democratic Elected President Ronald Reagan Republican

The 1980 United States presidential election in Georgia took place on November 4, 1980 in Georgia as part of the 1980 United States presidential election.

The Democratic Party candidate, incumbent President Jimmy Carter, won his home state of Georgia over former California Governor Ronald Reagan by 236,565 votes, giving him one of just seven victories in the election (other than Georgia, Carter also carried Maryland, Minnesota, Hawaii, West Virginia, the District of Columbia and Rhode Island).

Results

United States presidential election in Georgia, 1980[1]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Jimmy Carter (incumbent)	Walter Mondale	890,733	55.8%	12
	Republican	Ronald Reagan	George H. W. Bush	654,168	41.0%	0
	Independent	John B. Anderson	Patrick Lucey	36,055	2.3%	0
	Libertarian	Ed Clark	David Koch	15,627	1.0%	0
	Other write-ins			884	0.1%	0

References

1. "1980 Presidential General Election Results – Georgia". Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 2015-05-21.