Reagan's Conservative Sweep States That Backed His Policies

John Breckinridge, Dem, 47,548. John Bell, Con'l Union, 15,438. 1861 - Texas secedes from Union and joins the Confederate States of America. Elizabeth Cady Stanton was the first woman to run for the U.S. House of Representatives, even though she was not eligible to vote. She ran as an Independent ... Virginia cast its 12 electoral votes for Richard Nixon. Election of 1972. A combination of party reforms and unforeseen events led to the Democratic nomination ... Jimmy Carter was a former one-term governor from Georgia, almost unknown nationally, when he broke through in Iowa and New Hampshire early ... No Republican presidential candidate has won California since 1988. In 2024, Vice President Kamala Harris aims to be the third Californian ... The last time a Democrat won Idaho's vote for president was 60 years ago, in 1964, when Lyndon Johnson prevailed in a landslide nationally ... With the Electoral College votes now cast, here is a recap of how Americans voted in 2024. ... 1980 06.23 EST. Share. Ronald Reagan will be the next President of the United States. He was heading for the White House early today in what ... Nov. 3, 2020 5:14 p.m.. If the major news outlets had been correct in their predictions for 2016, Hillary Clinton would be President. Today, The Quad is ... President Ronald Reagan made it clear that his objectives were to cut taxes, fight communism, reinforce national defense, and slow the growth of government.