United States presidential election in Washington (state), 1980

United States presidential election in Washington, 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 9 0 0 Popular vote 865,244 650,193 185,073 Percentage 49.66% 37.32% 10.62%

President before election Jimmy Carter Democratic Elected President Ronald Reagan Republican

The 1980 United States presidential election in Washington was held on November 4, 1980. Republican candidate Ronald Reagan won the state of Washington with 49.66% of the vote, carrying the state's 9 electoral votes. In the previous election in 1976, Reagan, who was not on the ballot in any of the 50 states, received one of Washington's electoral votes by faithless elector Mike Padden.

Results

United States presidential election in Washington, 1980[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Republican	Ronald Reagan	865,244	49.66%	9
	Democrat	Jimmy Carter	650,193	37.32%	0
	Independent	John B. Anderson	185,073	10.62%	0
	Libertarian	Edward Clark	29,213	1.68%	0
	Citizens	Barry Commoner	9,403	0.54%	0
	-	Other	3,268	0.19%	0
Totals			1,742,394	100.0%	9

References

1. "1980 Presidential General Election Results - Washington". Retrieved May 9, 2016.