United States presidential election in West Virginia, 1980

United States presidential election in West Virginia, 1980

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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 6 0 0 Popular vote 367,462 334,206 31,691 Percentage 49.8% 45.3% 4.3%
President before election Jimmy Carter Democratic Elected President Ronald Reagan Republican

Jimmy Carter
Democratic

Ronald Reagan
Republican

The 1980 United States presidential election in West Virginia took place on November 4, 1980 in West Virginia 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 West Virginia, Carter also carried Maryland, Minnesota, Hawaii, Rhode Island, 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.

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