Reagan's Triumph A Comprehensive Guide to His Electoral Success

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 ... Consequently, President Carter and the Democrats went before the electorate in 1980 with the worst of all possible situations--high inflation, increased ... President Ronald Reagan [R] Main Opponent Jimmy Carter [D] Electoral Vote Winner: 489 Main Opponent: 49 Total/Majority: 538/270 Vice ... Chapter Two examines the 1980 Presidential elections. Expanded outreach to candidates, timely primary matching fund certifications and audits, ... Pennsylvania, Georgia, North Carolina, Michigan, Arizona, Wisconsin and Nevada hold the keys to the White House. For the first time since the election of 1824, no candidate received a majority of electoral votes. Miltop received 256 votes, Baker received 226 votes, and ... John Breckinridge, Dem, 47,548. John Bell, Con'l Union, 15,438. 1861 - Texas secedes from Union and joins the Confederate States of America. Ronald Reagan's landslide election as President and the Republican Party's takeover of the Senate gives a substantial push to the rightward trend. 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 ... Republican former California Governor Ronald Reagan defeated incumbent Democratic President Jimmy Carter in a landslide, winning 489 electoral votes and 44 ...