United States presidential election in Virginia, 1980

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United States presidential election in Virginia, 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 12 0 0 Popular vote 989,609 752,174 95,418 Percentage 53.03% 40.31% 5.11%

President before election Jimmy Carter Democratic Elected President Ronald Reagan Republican

The 1980 United States presidential election in Virginia took place on November 4, 1980. All 50 states and the District of Columbia, were part of the 1980 United States presidential election. Virginia voters chose 12 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the President and Vice President of the United States.

Virginia was won by former California Governor Ronald Reagan of California with 53.03% of the vote, who was running against incumbent United States President Jimmy Carter of Georgia and Representative John B. Anderson of Illinois. The national election was ultimately won by Reagan with 50.75% of the vote.

Results

United States presidential election in Virginia, 1980
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Republican	Ronald Reagan	989,609	53.03%	12
	Democratic	Jimmy Carter (inc.)	752,174	40.31%	0
	Independent	John B. Anderson	95,418	5.11%	0
	Citizens	Barry Commoner	14,024	0.75%	0
	Libertarian	Ed Clark	12,821	0.69%	0
	Socialist Workers	Clifton DeBerry	1,986	0.11%	0
Totals			1,866,032	100.00%	12