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Parents > United States > U.S. Executive > Popular Vote
OfficePresident
HonorificPresident - Abbr: President
TypeRepublican Primary Election
Filing Deadline January 01, 1980 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open February 17, 1980 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close June 03, 1980 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start January 20, 1981 - 12:00pm
Term End January 20, 1985 - 12:00pm
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedRob Ritchie December 20, 2017 10:37pm
Data Sources
Description
Republican Presidential Candidacies, 1980
Candidate Entry Exit
Philip Crane 8/2/1978 4/17/1980
Harold Stassen 1978
Benjamin Hernandez 1978
John Connally 2/21/1979 3/9/1980
Lowell Weicker 3/1979 5/16/1979
Gerald Ford 4/21/1979
George Bush 5/1/1979 5/26/1980
Bob Dole 5/14/1979 3/15/1980
John Anderson 6/8/1979 4/24/1980
Larry Pressler 9/25/1979 1/1980
Howard Baker 11/1/1979 3/5/1980
Ronald Reagan 11/3/1979
Alexander Haig 12/22/1979
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/02/1976
NameJimmy Carter Votes40,830,763 (50.06%)
Term01/20/1977 - 01/20/1981 Margin1,682,970 (+2.06%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/04/1980
NameRonald Reagan Votes43,904,153 (50.75%)
Term01/20/1981 - 01/20/1985 Margin8,420,270 (+9.73%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceUS President National Vote 11/04/1980
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

08/01/1977 02/15/1980

CANDIDATES
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Name Gov. Ronald Reagan C.I.A. Director George H. W. Bush Chairman John B. Anderson Minority Leader Howard H. Baker, Jr. Rep. Philip M. Crane Secretary of Treasury John B. Connally Unpledged
PartyRepublican Republican Republican Republican Republican Republican Republican
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Uncertified Votes 7,709,793 (59.79%) 3,070,033 (23.81%) 1,572,174 (12.19%) 181,153 (1.41%) 97,793 (0.76%) 82,625 (0.64%) 68,155 (0.53%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -4,639,760 (-35.98%) -6,137,619 (-47.60%) -7,528,640 (-58.39%) -7,612,000 (-59.03%) -7,627,168 (-59.15%) -7,641,638 (-59.26%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
Website [Website] [Website]
Entry Date -- -- -- -- -- -- --
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MATCHUP POLLS (16 from 1 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg44.00%-- 16.00%-- 3.00%-- 7.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--
Gallup 
02/15/80-02/15/80		 44.00% 10.0 16.00% 1.0 3.00% 1.0 7.00% 1.0 0.00% 1.0 0.00% 4.0 0.00% --
Gallup 
02/01/80-02/01/80		 34.00% 5.0 17.00% 11.0 2.00% -- 6.00% -- 1.00% -- 4.00% 3.0 0.00% --
Gallup 
01/15/80-01/15/80		 29.00% 4.0 28.00% 19.0 0.00% 3.0 6.00% 3.0 0.00% -- 7.00% 2.0 0.00% --
Gallup 
01/01/80-01/01/80		 33.00% 7.0 9.00% 2.0 3.00% 2.0 9.00% -- 0.00% 1.0 9.00% 1.0 0.00% --
Gallup 
12/01/79-12/01/79		 40.00% -- 7.00% 2.0 1.00% -- 9.00% 2.0 1.00% -- 10.00% 2.0 0.00% --
Gallup 
11/15/79-11/15/79		 40.00% 7.0 5.00% 3.0 0.00% 1.0 11.00% 3.0 0.00% 1.0 8.00% 2.0 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
Grasshopper
R Angela "Bay" Buchanan 🔗
R Hikikomori Blitzkrieg!
R ...
D Palm Beach Democrat
R Moving to Miami
R Kyle
D EastTexasDem
R CincinnatiReds1990
R Mary "Mamie" Geneva Doud Eisenhower 🔗
R Rockefeller Republican
R David F. Emery 🔗
LBR Old LW
D La Fayette
IndP 6921
D Dodge Landesman
D Some say...
Laf-W Craverguy
R Rockefeller Republican
D InspectorMorse
Veg Thomas Walker
R William S. Cohen
R Richard A. Snelling
R Robert D. Ray
D Ashley
R Don Sundquist
R John C. Danforth
R Richard Lugar
R Richard Viguerie
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I Fred Karger 🔗
DS Bob Sacamano
R Charles H. Keating, Jr.
MORE CANDIDATES
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Name Others Benjamin Fernandez University President Harold E. Stassen President Gerald R. Ford Sen. Robert J. "Bob" Dole Alvin J. Jacobson V. A. Kelley
PartyRepublican Republican Republican Republican Republican Republican Republican
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Uncertified Votes 33,217 (0.26%) 25,520 (0.20%) 25,425 (0.20%) 10,557 (0.08%) 7,204 (0.06%) 4,357 (0.03%) 3,757 (0.03%)
Margin-7,676,576 (-59.53%) -7,684,273 (-59.59%) -7,684,368 (-59.60%) -7,699,236 (-59.71%) -7,702,589 (-59.74%) -7,705,436 (-59.76%) -7,706,036 (-59.76%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
Website [Website] [Website]
Entry Date -- -- -- -- -- -- --
MATCHUP POLLS (16 from 1 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 25.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--
Gallup 
02/15/80-02/15/80		 0.00% -- 0.00% 1.0 0.00% 1.0 25.00% 7.0 0.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Gallup 
02/01/80-02/01/80		 0.00% -- 1.00% -- 1.00% -- 32.00% 14.0 1.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Gallup 
01/15/80-01/15/80		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 18.00% 9.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Gallup 
01/01/80-01/01/80		 0.00% 7.0 0.00% 1.0 0.00% 1.0 27.00% 9.0 0.00% 4.0 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Gallup 
12/01/79-12/01/79		 7.00% -- 1.00% -- 1.00% -- 18.00% 6.0 4.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Gallup 
11/15/79-11/15/79		 0.00% 12.0 0.00% 1.0 0.00% 1.0 24.00% 2.0 3.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
I McCord 2014
AENM Angry Russian
VIEW 6 MORE CANDIDATES

DROPPED OUT - NO VOTES
Larry Pressler (R)
Sep 25, 1979 - Jan 08, 1980 		Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. (R)
Mar 00, 1979 - May 16, 1979 		Jack F. Kemp (R)
 00, 1979

EVENTS
Start Date End Date Type Title Contributor
Jan 06, 1980 07:30pm Jan 06, 1980 09:00pm Debate First Republican Presidential Primary Debate  Chronicler 
Feb 20, 1980 07:00pm Feb 20, 1980 07:00pm Debate 2d GOP Pres. Primary Debate  Chronicler 
Feb 23, 1980 10:00pm Feb 23, 1980 10:00pm Debate 3d GOP Pres. Primary Debate  Chronicler 
Feb 28, 1980 10:00pm Feb 28, 1980 10:00pm Debate 4th GOP Pres. Primary Debate  Chronicler 
Mar 13, 1980 07:00pm Mar 13, 1980 07:00pm Debate 5th GOP Pres. Primary Debate  Chronicler 
Apr 23, 1980 09:00pm Apr 23, 1980 10:00pm Debate 6th GOP Pres. Primary Debate  Chronicler 

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