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==Candidates==

===Republican Candidates===

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! [[Ronald Reagan]]
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! [[Jerry Brown]]
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|Governor of California <br><small>(1967-1975)</small>
|Attorney General<br><small>(1961-1963)</small>
|Governor of California <br><small>(1975-1983)</small>
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|Won nomination
|LN: July 14 <br>(endorsed Reagan)
|W: June 6 <br>(no endorsement)
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===Progressive Candidates===

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! [[Fidel Castro]]
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|President of the U.S. <br><small>(1977-1981)</small>
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|Won nomination
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Revision as of 23:13, 15 March 2023

1980 United States presidential election

← 1976 November 4, 1980 1984 →
Turnout64.8% 1.1 pp
 
Nominee Ronald Reagan Fidel Castro Jesse Helms
Party Republican Progressive America First
Home state California Cuba North Carolina
Running mate Jeane Kirkpatrick Jimmy Carter Orville Hubbard
Popular vote 42,003,185 31,836,327 19,839,337
Percentage 44.8% 33.9% 21.6%

President before election

Fidel Castro
Progressive

Elected President

Ronald Reagan
Republican


Candidates

Republican Candidates

Ronald Reagan Edward Kennedy Jerry Brown
Governor of California
(1967-1975)
Attorney General
(1961-1963)
Governor of California
(1975-1983)
Won nomination LN: July 14
(endorsed Reagan)
W: June 6
(no endorsement)

Progressive Candidates

Fidel Castro
President of the U.S.
(1977-1981)
Won nomination