1980 United States presidential election in Nevada
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The 1980 United States presidential election in Nevada took place on November 4, 1980. All 50 states and The District of Columbia were part of the 1980 United States presidential election. State voters chose three electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Nevada was won by Former California Governor Ronald Reagan (R), who won the state with a 36-point landslide.[1]
Starting with this election, the winner of every presidential election won Nevada, until 2016, Donald Trump won the presidency despite losing the state.[2]
Likely owing to criticism of Carter for his inability to understand specifically Western issues, mainly the region's problems with water supply,[3] the 1980 result is the most Republican Nevada has ever been relative to the nation as a whole since statehood.[4]
Results[]
Primary Results[]
Candidate | Votes | Delegates |
---|---|---|
Jimmy Carter | 25,159 | 5 |
Ted Kennedy | 19,296 | 4 |
Uncommitted | 22,493 | 5 |
Totals | 66,948 | 14 |
Candidate | Votes | Delegates |
---|---|---|
Ronald Reagan | 39,352 | 18 |
George H.W. Bush | 3,078 | 0 |
Uncommitted | 4,965 | 2 |
Totals | 47,395 | 20 |
Presidential Candidate | Running Mate | Party | Electoral Vote (EV) | Popular Vote (PV) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ronald Reagan of California | George H. W. Bush | Republican | 3 | 155,017 | 62.54% |
Jimmy Carter | Walter Mondale | Democratic | 0 | 66,666 | 26.89% |
John Anderson | Patrick Lucey | Independent | 0 | 17,651 | 7.12% |
Edward E. Clark | David Koch | Libertarian | 0 | 4,358 | 1.76% |
No Candidate | - | - | 0 | 4,193 | 1.69% |
Results by county[]
County | Ronald Wilson Reagan[5] Republican |
James Earl Carter[5] Democratic |
John B. Anderson[6] Independent |
Edward E. Clark Libertarian |
No candidate None of the Above |
Margin | Total votes cast | ||||||
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# | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
Churchill | 3,841 | 72.84% | 1,055 | 20.01% | 257 | 4.87% | 46 | 0.87% | 74 | 1.40% | 2,786 | 52.84% | 5,273 |
Clark | 76,194 | 59.80% | 38,313 | 30.07% | 8,702 | 6.83% | 2,092 | 1.64% | 2,123 | 1.67% | 37,881 | 29.73% | 127,424 |
Douglas | 5,254 | 71.55% | 1,352 | 18.41% | 511 | 6.96% | 131 | 1.78% | 95 | 1.29% | 3,902 | 53.14% | 7,343 |
Elko | 4,393 | 70.89% | 1,296 | 20.91% | 301 | 4.86% | 119 | 1.92% | 88 | 1.42% | 3,097 | 49.98% | 6,197 |
Esmeralda | 311 | 66.31% | 110 | 23.45% | 29 | 6.18% | 11 | 2.35% | 8 | 1.71% | 201 | 42.86% | 469 |
Eureka | 430 | 76.24% | 103 | 18.26% | 13 | 2.30% | 7 | 1.24% | 11 | 1.95% | 327 | 57.98% | 564 |
Humboldt | 1,950 | 68.59% | 684 | 24.06% | 128 | 4.50% | 42 | 1.48% | 39 | 1.37% | 1,266 | 44.53% | 2,843 |
Lander | 935 | 65.61% | 361 | 25.33% | 64 | 4.49% | 35 | 2.46% | 30 | 2.11% | 574 | 40.28% | 1,425 |
Lincoln | 1,087 | 68.54% | 396 | 24.97% | 38 | 2.40% | 30 | 1.89% | 35 | 2.21% | 691 | 43.57% | 1,586 |
Lyon | 3,709 | 67.98% | 1,288 | 23.61% | 271 | 4.97% | 115 | 2.11% | 73 | 1.34% | 2,421 | 44.37% | 5,456 |
Mineral | 1,628 | 63.94% | 631 | 24.78% | 147 | 5.77% | 53 | 2.08% | 87 | 3.42% | 997 | 39.16% | 2,546 |
Nye | 2,387 | 64.17% | 973 | 26.16% | 204 | 5.48% | 77 | 2.07% | 79 | 2.12% | 1,414 | 38.01% | 3,720 |
Pershing | 877 | 68.41% | 311 | 24.26% | 60 | 4.68% | 16 | 1.25% | 18 | 1.40% | 566 | 44.15% | 1,282 |
Storey | 460 | 58.75% | 222 | 28.35% | 62 | 7.92% | 25 | 3.19% | 14 | 1.79% | 238 | 30.40% | 783 |
Washoe | 41,276 | 63.54% | 15,621 | 24.05% | 5,705 | 8.78% | 1,245 | 1.92% | 1,109 | 1.71% | 25,655 | 39.50% | 64,956 |
White Pine | 1,896 | 54.77% | 1,181 | 34.11% | 195 | 5.63% | 96 | 2.77% | 94 | 2.72% | 715 | 20.65% | 3,462 |
Carson City | 8,389 | 66.81% | 2,769 | 22.05% | 964 | 7.68% | 218 | 1.74% | 216 | 1.72% | 5,620 | 44.76% | 12,556 |
Totals | 155,017 | 62.54% | 66,666 | 26.89% | 17,651 | 7.12% | 4,358 | 1.76% | 4,193 | 1.69% | 88,351 | 35.64% | 247,885 |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "1980 Presidential General Election Results – Nevada". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
- ^ Yeip, Randy. "A Field Guide to Red and Blue America - WSJ.com". Graphics.wsj.com. Retrieved 2016-09-15.
- ^ Reisner, Marc; Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water; p. 11 ISBN 0140178244
- ^ Counting the Votes; Nevada[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b Géoelections; 1980 Presidential Election Popular Vote (.xlsx file for €15)
- ^ Géoelections; Popular Vote for John B. Anderson (.xlsx file for €15)
- 1980 United States presidential election by state
- United States presidential elections in Nevada
- 1980 Nevada elections
- Western United States election stubs
- Nevada stubs