U.S. presidential election, 1980

Presidential Candidate	Electoral Vote	Popular Vote	Pct	Party	Running Mate (Electoral Votes)
Ronald Reagan (W)	489	43,901,812		Republican	George H. W. Bush (489)
Jimmy Carter	49	35,483,820		Democrat	Walter F. Mondale (49)
Other elections: 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992
Source: U.S. Office of the Federal Register (http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/electoral_college/scores.html#1980)

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Notes:

Independent candidate John Anderson received 5,720,437 popular votes for President, appealing to centerist voters who considered Carter too liberal and Reagan too conservative. Libertarian Party candidate Ed Clark received 921,299 popular votes, and in the state of Alaska finished ahead of all candidates other than Reagan. Citizens Party candidate Barry Commoner received 234,294 popular votes.

See also: President of the United States, U.S. presidential election, 1980