1980 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia
November 4, 1980
 
Nominee Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan John B. Anderson
Party Democratic Republican Independent
Home state Georgia California Illinois
Running mate Walter Mondale George H. W. Bush Patrick Lucey
Electoral vote 3 0 0
Popular vote 130,231 23,313 16,131
Percentage 74.89% 13.41% 9.28%
President before election

Jimmy Carter
Democratic

 Elected President

Ronald Reagan
Republican

The 1980 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia took place on November 4, 1980. All 50 states and The District of Columbia were part of the 1980 United States presidential election. Washington, D.C. voters chose 3 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Washington, D.C. was won by incumbent President Jimmy Carter (D) by a 61-point landslide.[1]

Carter's 74.9% of the vote represents the lowest vote won by a Democrat in the District of Columbia, while also being the sole presidential election when the Democratic candidate (albeit very narrowly) did not earn at least 75% of the district's vote. Anderson's 9.3% is also the highest a non-major party candidate ever got in D.C.

Results

1980 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Jimmy Carter
Walter Mondale 		130,231 74.89% {{{change}}}
Republican Ronald Reagan
George H. W. Bush		 23,313 13.41%
Independent John B. Anderson
Patrick Lucey		 16,131 9.28%
Citizens Barry Commoner
LaDonna Harris		 1,826 1.05%
Libertarian Edward Clark
David Koch		 1,104 0.63%
All Others All Others 1,284 0.74%
Total votes 173,889 100.00%
Ronald Reagan, George Bush and Howard Baker attend a campaign rally at the United States Capitol in Washington DC on September 15, 1980.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1980 Presidential General Election Results - District of Columbia". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved May 24, 2015.


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