United States presidential election in Texas, 1980

United States presidential election in Texas, 1980

November 4, 1980
Nominee Ronald Reagan Jimmy Carter Party Republican Democratic Home state California Georgia Running mate George H.W. Bush Walter Mondale Electoral vote 26 0 Popular vote 2,510,705 1,881,147 Percentage 55.28% 41.42%
Results by county.   Reagan   Carter
President before election Jimmy Carter Democratic Elected President Ronald Reagan Republican

The 1980 United States presidential election in Texas took place on November 4, 1980. All 50 states and the District of Columbia, were part of the 1980 United States presidential election. Texas voters chose 26 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the President and Vice President of the United States.

Texas was won by Ronald Reagan of California, who was running against incumbent President Jimmy Carter of Georgia. Reagan ran with former C.I.A. Director George H. W. Bush of Texas, and Carter ran with Vice President Walter Mondale of Minnesota. Despite Texas's 1976 support of Carter, the state supported Reagan by a wide margin in the midst of a national landslide.^[1]

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