1980 United States presidential election in Indiana
election in Indiana
A presidential election was held in Indiana on November 4, 1980, as part of the 1980 United States presidential election. The Republican ticket of the former governor of California Ronald Reagan and the former director of central intelligence George H. W. Bush defeated the Democratic ticket of the incumbent president of the United States Jimmy Carter and the vice president of the United States Walter Mondale. Reagan defeated Carter in the national election with 489 electoral votes.
Primary elections
Republican Party
Democratic Party
General election
Results
Results by county
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Results by congressional district
See also
United States presidential elections in Indiana
References
Bibliography
Congressional Quarterly (1985). Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections (2nd ed.). Washington D.C.: Congressional Quarterly.
Madison, James H. (1986). The Indiana Way: A State History. Bloomington: Indiana University Press.
McGillivray, Alice V.; Scammon, Richard M. (1994).
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