United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 1980

November 4, 1980

President before election

Jimmy Carter
Democratic

Elected President

Ronald Reagan
Republican

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

The Democratic Party candidate, incumbent President Jimmy Carter, won the state over former California Governor Ronald Reagan by 33,356 votes, giving him one of just seven victories in the election (other than Rhode Island, Carter also carried Maryland, Minnesota, Hawaii, West Virginia, the District of Columbia and his home state of Georgia).

Nationally, Reagan won the election with 489 electoral votes and 50.75% of the popular vote.

Results

United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 1980^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Jimmy Carter (incumbent)	198,342	47.7%	4
	Republican	Ronald Reagan	154,793	37.2%	0
	Independent	John B. Anderson	59,819	14.4%	0

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