United States presidential election in Nebraska, 1980
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County Results
Reagan—50-60%
Reagan—60-70%
Reagan—70-80%
Reagan—80-90%
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Elections in Nebraska |
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The 1980 United States presidential election in Nebraska took place on November 4, 1980. All 50 states and The District of Columbia were part of the 1980 United States presidential election. Nebraska voters chose 5 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Nebraska was won by former California Governor Ronald Reagan (R) by a 39.5-point landslide.[1]With 65.53% of the popular vote, Nebraska would prove to be Reagan's third strongest state after Utah and Idaho[2].
Statewide Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ronald Reagan | 419,937 | 65.53% | |
Democratic | Jimmy Carter | 166,851 | 26.04% | |
Independent | John Anderson | 44,993 | 7.02% | |
Libertarian | Edward Clark | 9,073 | 1.42% | |
Majority | 253,086 | 39.49% | ||
Total votes | 640,854 | 100.00% | ||
Turnout | ~55% |
References
- ↑ "1980 Presidential General Election Results - Nebraska". uselectionatlas.org.
- ↑ "1980 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
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