United States presidential election in Mississippi, 1980

United States presidential election in Mississippi, 1980
Mississippi
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 7 0 0
Popular vote 441,089 429,281 12,036
Percentage 49.4% 48.1% 1.4%

President before election

Jimmy Carter
Democratic

Elected President

Ronald Reagan
Republican

The 1980 United States presidential election in Mississippi took place on November 4, 1980. All 50 states and The District of Columbia were part of the 1980 United States presidential election. Mississippi voters chose 7 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Mississippi was won by former California Governor Ronald Reagan (R) by a slim margin of 1 point.[1] However, in future elections, the state would become a Republican stronghold, and no Democratic presidential candidate has carried the state since Jimmy Carter in 1976.

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