United States presidential election in Louisiana, 1980

United States presidential election in Louisiana, 1980

November 4, 1980

Nominee Ronald Reagan Jimmy Carter John B. Anderson Party Republican Democratic Independent Home state California Georgia Illinois Running mate George H. W. Bush Walter Mondale Patrick Lucey Electoral vote 10 0 0 Popular vote 792,853 708,453 26,345 Percentage 51.2% 45.8% 1.7%

President before election Jimmy Carter Democratic Elected President Ronald Reagan Republican

Elections in Louisiana
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Ballot measures 2004 Amendment 1
New Orleans Mayoral elections 1866 1930 1934 1938 1942 1946 1950 1954 1958 1962 1965 1969–70 1973 1977 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 New Orleans City Council elections 2006 2010 2014
Shreveport Mayoral elections 2014

The 1980 United States presidential election in Louisiana took place on November 4, 1980. All 50 states and The District of Columbia were part of the 1980 United States presidential election. Louisiana voters chose 10 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Louisiana was won by former California Governor Ronald Reagan (R) by 5 points.^[1]

References

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Other 1980 elections	House Senate Gubernatorial