10 0 873,241 174,990 42.6% 8.5% | 954,174 873,241 46.5% 42.6% Start date November 4, 1980 | |
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The 1980 United States presidential election in Minnesota took place on November 4, 1980 in Minnesota as part of the 1980 United States presidential election.
The Democratic Party candidate, incumbent President Jimmy Carter, won the state over former California Governor Ronald Reagan by 80,933 votes, giving him one of just seven victories in the election (other than Minnesota, Carter also carried Maryland, West Virginia, Hawaii, Rhode Island, the District of Columbia and his home state of Georgia).
Nationally, Reagan won the election with 489 electoral votes and 50.75% of the popular vote. Minnesota was the only state not to back Reagan in either of his presidential campaigns, casting its electoral votes in favor of Walter Mondale in 1984.
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United States presidential election in Minnesota, 1980 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA