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The 1980 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on November 4, 1980, as part of the 1980 United States presidential election. Voters chose ten representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
On election night, several news outlets actually incorrectly called the state for Ronald Reagan. In a similar vein, many of the same news outlets also called Massachusetts for President Carter, despite the fact that Reagan would ultimately end up winning that state by a very close margin.
Maryland was won by incumbent President Jimmy Carter (D-Georgia), with 47.12 percent of the popular vote, over former Governor Ronald Reagan (R-California) with 44.18 percent of the popular vote and Republican US Representative John B. Anderson running as an independent candidate (I-Illinois) with 7.76 percent of the popular vote.[1] Reagan ultimately won the national vote, defeating Carter.[2]
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Results
| United States presidential election in Maryland, 1980[1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic | Jimmy Carter | 726,161 | 47.12% | 10 | |
| Republican | Ronald Reagan | 680,606 | 44.18% | 0 | |
| Independent | John B. Anderson | 119,537 | 7.76% | 0 | |
| Libertarian | Ed Clark | 14,192 | 0.92% | 0 | |
| Totals | 1,540,496 | 100.0% | 10 | ||
Results by county
| County | James Earl Carter Democratic |
Ronald Wilson Reagan Republican |
John Bayard Anderson Independent |
Edward E. Clark Libertarian |
Margin | Total votes cast | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Allegany | 12,167 | 38.65% | 17,512 | 55.62% | 1,486 | 4.72% | 319 | 1.01% | -5,345 | -16.97% | 31,484 |
| Anne Arundel | 50,780 | 38.58% | 69,443 | 52.76% | 10,020 | 7.61% | 1,389 | 1.06% | -18,663 | -14.18% | 131,632 |
| Baltimore County | 121,280 | 43.33% | 132,490 | 47.33% | 23,096 | 8.25% | 3,051 | 1.09% | -11,210 | -4.00% | 279,917 |
| Baltimore City | 191,911 | 72.48% | 57,902 | 21.87% | 13,112 | 4.95% | 1,850 | 0.70% | 134,009 | 50.61% | 264,775 |
| Calvert | 4,745 | 43.65% | 5,440 | 50.05% | 590 | 5.43% | 95 | 0.87% | -695 | -6.40% | 10,870 |
| Caroline | 2,833 | 41.88% | 3,582 | 52.95% | 291 | 4.30% | 59 | 0.87% | -749 | -11.07% | 6,765 |
| Carroll | 10,393 | 31.55% | 19,859 | 60.29% | 2,243 | 6.81% | 445 | 1.35% | -9,466 | -28.74% | 32,940 |
| Cecil | 7,937 | 42.12% | 9,673 | 51.33% | 1,037 | 5.50% | 199 | 1.06% | -1,736 | -9.21% | 18,846 |
| Charles | 8,887 | 40.36% | 11,807 | 53.62% | 1,153 | 5.24% | 173 | 0.79% | -2,920 | -13.26% | 22,020 |
| Dorchester | 4,908 | 46.52% | 5,160 | 48.91% | 360 | 3.41% | 122 | 1.16% | -252 | -2.39% | 10,550 |
| Frederick | 13,629 | 34.83% | 22,033 | 56.31% | 2,891 | 7.39% | 577 | 1.47% | -8,404 | -21.48% | 39,130 |
| Garrett | 2,708 | 31.69% | 5,475 | 64.07% | 270 | 3.16% | 92 | 1.08% | -2,767 | -32.38% | 8,545 |
| Harford | 20,042 | 39.34% | 26,713 | 52.44% | 3,761 | 7.38% | 425 | 0.83% | -6,671 | -13.10% | 50,941 |
| Howard | 20,702 | 40.12% | 24,272 | 47.04% | 6,028 | 11.68% | 597 | 1.16% | -3,570 | -6.92% | 51,599 |
| Kent | 2,986 | 47.37% | 2,889 | 45.83% | 371 | 5.89% | 58 | 0.92% | 97 | 1.54% | 6,304 |
| Montgomery | 105,822 | 39.76% | 125,515 | 47.16% | 32,730 | 12.30% | 2,084 | 0.78% | -19,693 | -7.40% | 266,151 |
| Prince George's | 98,757 | 50.91% | 78,977 | 40.71% | 14,574 | 7.51% | 1,679 | 0.87% | 19,780 | 10.20% | 193,987 |
| Queen Anne's | 3,820 | 41.92% | 4,749 | 52.12% | 480 | 5.27% | 63 | 0.69% | -929 | -10.20% | 9,112 |
| Somerset | 3,342 | 48.18% | 3,312 | 47.74% | 215 | 3.10% | 68 | 0.98% | 30 | 0.44% | 6,937 |
| St. Mary's | 6,773 | 42.18% | 8,267 | 51.49% | 892 | 5.56% | 124 | 0.77% | -1,494 | -9.31% | 16,056 |
| Talbot | 3,995 | 37.30% | 6,044 | 56.43% | 570 | 5.32% | 102 | 0.95% | -2,049 | -19.13% | 10,711 |
| Washington | 14,118 | 36.12% | 22,901 | 58.60% | 1,689 | 4.32% | 375 | 0.96% | -8,783 | -22.48% | 39,083 |
| Wicomico | 9,431 | 43.05% | 11,229 | 51.26% | 1,092 | 4.99% | 153 | 0.70% | -1,798 | -8.21% | 21,905 |
| Worcester | 4,195 | 40.98% | 5,362 | 52.38% | 586 | 5.72% | 93 | 0.91% | -1,167 | -11.40% | 10,236 |
| Totals | 726,161 | 47.14% | 680,606 | 44.18% | 119,537 | 7.76% | 14,192 | 0.92% | 45,555 | 2.96% | 1,540,496 |
References
- ^ a b Maryland Manual 1981–1982. The Hall of Records Commission of the State of Maryland. p. 585. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
- ^ "1980 Presidential General Election Results". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
This page was last edited on 23 December 2019, at 22:37