Reagan's Electoral Dominance A Comprehensive Analysis

IN THE broadest terms, the 1980 presidential election in Illinois was simply a landslide for Ronald Reagan, who garnered a whopping 376,681 more votes than ... Ronald Reagan, originally an American actor and politician, became the 40th President of the United States serving from 1981 to 1989. 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 ... President Ronald Reagan [R] Main Opponent Jimmy Carter [D] Electoral Vote Winner: 489 Main Opponent: 49 Total/Majority: 538/270 Vice ... Ronald Reagan won the 1980 presidential election decisively. He beat incumbent president Jimmy Carter by 10 points in the popular vote. Reagan's landslide challenges the pulse-taker profession For weeks before the presidential election, the gurus of public opinion polling ... As the presidential race intensifies and Election Day nears, we're taking a look at how California has voted in the past. ... 1980 US presidential election. Democratic candidate Jimmy Carter, the incumbent president, took on Republican governor Ronald Reagan in the ... 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 ... John Breckinridge, Dem, 47,548. John Bell, Con'l Union, 15,438. 1861 - Texas secedes from Union and joins the Confederate States of America.