The Electoral Landscape of Reagan's 1980 Triumph

After fierce competition from George Bush, former film star and governor of California Ronald Reagan became the Republican presidential candidate. President Jimmy Carter was elected for his second term defeating republican nominee Ronald Reagan. The former president Gerald Ford ran as Reagans vice ... Republican former California Governor Ronald Reagan defeated incumbent Democratic President Jimmy Carter in a landslide, winning 489 electoral votes and 44 ... Sixty-six counties have been voting for the same party in every presidential election for at least the past century. Almost all are Republican, ... He carried 49 of the 50 states and won the highest number of electoral votes ever received by a presidential candidate. Nancy Reagan Hugs President Reagan as He ... Create an alternate history with this 1980 interactive electoral map. Develop your own what-if scenarios. Change the president, the states won and the ... Legendary NBC News producer Reuven Frank once described election night as “a TV show about adding.” In 1976, Chancellor, then co-anchor of NBC's evening ... United States presidential election of 1980 - Reagan, Carter, Independent: The general election campaign between Carter and Reagan seemed ... President Ronald Reagan [R] Main Opponent Jimmy Carter [D] Electoral Vote Winner: 489 Main Opponent: 49 Total/Majority: 538/270 Vice ... President, I thank you, and your country thanks you.” - President Ronald Reagan at the dedication ceremony for the Carter Presidential Center in 1986. We mourn ...