1980 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia

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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%

Ward Results Carter   40-50%   60-70%   70-80%   80-90%   90-100%

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.

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 (incumbent) Walter Mondale (incumbent)	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

• United States presidential elections in the District of Columbia