United States presidential election in Nevada, 1980

United States presidential election in Nevada, 1980

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 3 0 0 Popular vote 155,017 66,666 17,651 Percentage 62.5% 26.9% 7.1%

President before election Jimmy Carter Democratic Elected President Ronald Reagan Republican

The 1980 United States presidential election in Nevada took place on November 4, 1980. All 50 states and The District of Columbia were part of the 1980 United States presidential election. Nevada voters chose 3 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Nevada was won by former California Governor Ronald Reagan (R) by a 25-point landslide.^[1]

Starting with this election, the winner of every presidential election won Nevada, until in 2016 Donald Trump won the presidency without it.^[2]

References

1. "1980 Presidential General Election Results - Nevada". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
2. Yeip, Randy. "A Field Guide to Red and Blue America - WSJ.com". Graphics.wsj.com. Retrieved 2016-09-15.