1980 United States presidential election in Texas information
Election in Texas
Main article: 1980 United States presidential election
1980 United States presidential election in Texas
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November 4, 1980
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Turnout
68.40% (of registered voters) 45.55% (of voting age population)[1]
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%
County Results
Congressional District Results
Reagan
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
Carter
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
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' 1976 support of Carter, the state supported Reagan by a wide margin in the midst of a national landslide.[2]
Despite his defeat,[3] as of the 2020 presidential election, this is the last time that the following counties have voted for a Democratic presidential candidate: Cherokee, Coke, Erath, Kaufman, Leon, Somervell,[a] Van Zandt and Wise.[4]
59% of white voters supported Reagan while 37% supported Carter.[5][6]
^"Turnout and Voter Registration Figures (1970-current)".
^"1980 Presidential General Election Results - Texas". Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
^Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas; 1980 Presidential General Election Data: National by State – Sorted by Vote Percentage for Carter
^Sullivan, Robert David; 'How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century'; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
^Black & Black 1992, p. 295.
^Black & Black 1992, p. 335.
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