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The1980 United States presidential election in Florida took place on Tuesday, November 4, 1980, as part of the1980 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus theDistrict of Columbia participated.Florida voters chose 17 electors to represent them in theElectoral College via a popular vote pittingincumbentDemocraticPresidentJimmy Carter and his running mate,Vice PresidentWalter Mondale, againstRepublican challenger and formerCalifornia GovernorRonald Reagan and his running mate and formerDirector of the CIA,George H. W. Bush.
The Republican ticket won Florida by a wide 17.02% margin, a particularly strong performance in this conservative leaning state that voted for Carter in1976 by a 5.29% margin.[2]John B. Anderson, a liberal Republican Congressman fromIllinois who ran as anIndependent with formerU.S. Ambassador to MexicoPatrick Lucey, received his strongest performance of any former Confederate state in Florida, where he won 5.14% of the vote. Florida, along withVirginia, were one of only two southern states to give Anderson over 5% of the vote. Although Carter lost Florida, he is the last Democrat to win a majority of counties in the state's northern region. As of the2024 presidential election, this is also the last time for a Democrat to win the counties ofBaker,Bradford,Columbia,Jackson,Lafayette,Liberty,Suwannee, andUnion.[3] This cycle also marks the most recent time that an incumbent president standing for re-election would fail to carry Florida, irrespective of the national outcome.
Reagan's victory was the first of four consecutive Republican victories in the state, as Florida would not vote Democratic again untilBill Clinton won the state in his re-election bid in1996. Whether Florida is aswing state or a Republican-leaning state today is disputed among political observers.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
Among white voters, 62% supported Reagan while 31% supported Carter.[11][12]
The Republican primary was held on March 11, 1980. Ronald Reagan won the Florida primary.[13]
| Candidate | Votes received | |
|---|---|---|
| # | % | |
| Ronald Reagan | 345,093 | 56.2% |
| George H. W. Bush | 185,527 | 30.2% |
| John B. Anderson | 56,447 | 9.2% |
| Phil Crane | 11,974 | 2.0% |
| Howard H. Baker, Jr. | 6,294 | 1.0% |
| John B. Connally | 4,909 | 0.8% |
| Harold Stassen | 1,365 | 0.2% |
| Bob Dole | 1,081 | 0.2% |
The Democratic presidential primary was also held on March 11, 1980. Incumbent president Jimmy Carter won the Florida primary.[14]
| Candidate | Votes received | |
|---|---|---|
| # | % | |
| Jimmy Carter | 665,683 | 60.6% |
| Ted Kennedy | 256,564 | 23.3% |
| Jerry Brown | 53,422 | 4.9% |
| Richard B. Kay | 19,148 | 1.7% |
| No preference | 104,252 | 9.5% |
| Presidential candidate | Party | Home state | Popular vote | Electoral vote | Running mate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | Percentage | Vice-presidential candidate | Home state | Electoral vote | ||||
| Ronald Reagan | Republican | California | 2,046,951 | 55.52% | 17 | George H. W. Bush | Texas | 17 |
| Jimmy Carter (incumbent) | Democrat | Georgia | 1,419,475 | 38.50% | 0 | Walter Mondale (incumbent) | Minnesota | 0 |
| John B. Anderson | Independent | Illinois | 189,692 | 5.14% | 0 | Patrick Lucey | Wisconsin | 0 |
| Ed Clark | Libertarian | California | 30,524 | 0.83% | 0 | David Koch | New York | 0 |
| David McReynolds | Socialist | New York | 212 | 0.01% | 0 | Diane Drufenbrock | Wisconsin | 0 |
| Gus Hall | Communist | New York | 123 | 0.00% | 0 | Angela Davis | California | 0 |
| Clifton DeBerry | Socialist Workers | California | 41 | 0.00% | 0 | Matilde Zimmermann | — | 0 |
| Deirdre Griswold | Workers World | New York | 8 | 0.00% | 0 | Larry Holmes | Illinois | 0 |
| Total | 3,687,026 | 100% | 17 | 17 | ||||
| Needed to win | 270 | 270 | ||||||
| County | Ronald Reagan Republican | Jimmy Carter Democratic | John B. Anderson Independent | Various candidates Other parties | Margin | Total votes cast | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Alachua | 19,804 | 38.56% | 26,849 | 52.27% | 4,178 | 8.13% | 533 | 1.04% | -7,045 | -13.71% | 51,364 |
| Baker | 2,283 | 45.88% | 2,611 | 52.47% | 56 | 1.13% | 26 | 0.52% | -328 | -6.59% | 4,976 |
| Bay | 20,948 | 60.61% | 12,389 | 35.85% | 740 | 2.14% | 484 | 1.40% | 8,559 | 24.76% | 34,561 |
| Bradford | 2,778 | 44.50% | 3,347 | 53.61% | 90 | 1.44% | 28 | 0.45% | -569 | -9.11% | 6,243 |
| Brevard | 69,460 | 60.07% | 39,007 | 33.73% | 5,866 | 5.07% | 1,303 | 1.13% | 30,453 | 26.34% | 115,636 |
| Broward | 229,693 | 55.95% | 146,323 | 35.64% | 31,554 | 7.69% | 2,991 | 0.73% | 83,370 | 20.31% | 410,561 |
| Calhoun | 1,504 | 38.72% | 2,300 | 59.22% | 52 | 1.34% | 28 | 0.72% | -796 | -20.50% | 3,884 |
| Charlotte | 20,486 | 64.62% | 9,769 | 30.82% | 1,210 | 3.82% | 235 | 0.74% | 10,717 | 33.80% | 31,700 |
| Citrus | 14,286 | 58.48% | 9,162 | 37.50% | 787 | 3.22% | 195 | 0.80% | 5,124 | 20.98% | 24,430 |
| Clay | 15,643 | 64.85% | 7,630 | 31.63% | 692 | 2.87% | 157 | 0.65% | 8,013 | 33.22% | 24,122 |
| Collier | 23,900 | 71.10% | 7,739 | 23.02% | 1,678 | 4.99% | 296 | 0.88% | 16,161 | 48.08% | 33,613 |
| Columbia | 5,643 | 48.45% | 5,680 | 48.76% | 248 | 2.13% | 77 | 0.66% | -37 | -0.31% | 11,648 |
| Dade | 265,888 | 50.65% | 210,868 | 40.17% | 44,799 | 8.53% | 3,350 | 0.64% | 55,020 | 10.48% | 524,905 |
| DeSoto | 3,356 | 53.40% | 2,713 | 43.17% | 155 | 2.47% | 61 | 0.97% | 643 | 10.23% | 6,285 |
| Dixie | 1,101 | 34.70% | 2,010 | 63.35% | 45 | 1.42% | 17 | 0.54% | -909 | -28.65% | 3,173 |
| Duval | 98,664 | 50.45% | 90,466 | 46.26% | 5,184 | 2.65% | 1,240 | 0.63% | 8,198 | 4.19% | 195,554 |
| Escambia | 51,794 | 58.49% | 33,513 | 37.84% | 2,634 | 2.97% | 618 | 0.70% | 18,281 | 20.65% | 88,559 |
| Flagler | 2,895 | 51.70% | 2,503 | 44.70% | 154 | 2.75% | 48 | 0.86% | 392 | 7.00% | 5,600 |
| Franklin | 1,508 | 44.59% | 1,775 | 52.48% | 54 | 1.60% | 45 | 1.33% | -267 | -7.89% | 3,382 |
| Gadsden | 3,718 | 30.41% | 8,222 | 67.26% | 201 | 1.64% | 84 | 0.69% | -4,504 | -36.85% | 12,225 |
| Gilchrist | 1,093 | 39.13% | 1,627 | 58.25% | 56 | 2.01% | 17 | 0.61% | -534 | -19.12% | 2,793 |
| Glades | 1,098 | 45.96% | 1,203 | 50.36% | 61 | 2.55% | 27 | 1.13% | -105 | -4.40% | 2,389 |
| Gulf | 2,127 | 43.18% | 2,700 | 54.81% | 61 | 1.24% | 38 | 0.77% | -573 | -11.63% | 4,926 |
| Hamilton | 1,301 | 39.66% | 1,923 | 58.63% | 40 | 1.22% | 16 | 0.49% | -622 | -18.97% | 3,280 |
| Hardee | 2,603 | 48.82% | 2,599 | 48.74% | 83 | 1.56% | 47 | 0.88% | 4 | 0.08% | 5,332 |
| Hendry | 2,703 | 49.93% | 2,543 | 46.97% | 131 | 2.42% | 37 | 0.68% | 160 | 2.96% | 5,414 |
| Hernando | 12,115 | 54.99% | 8,858 | 40.21% | 852 | 3.87% | 207 | 0.94% | 3,257 | 14.78% | 22,032 |
| Highlands | 11,925 | 61.95% | 6,688 | 34.74% | 531 | 2.76% | 105 | 0.55% | 5,237 | 27.21% | 19,249 |
| Hillsborough | 106,160 | 51.71% | 88,271 | 42.99% | 8,965 | 4.37% | 1,918 | 0.93% | 17,889 | 8.72% | 205,314 |
| Holmes | 3,221 | 52.41% | 2,767 | 45.02% | 69 | 1.12% | 89 | 1.45% | 454 | 7.39% | 6,146 |
| Indian River | 15,568 | 62.98% | 7,759 | 31.39% | 1,185 | 4.79% | 205 | 0.83% | 7,809 | 31.59% | 24,717 |
| Jackson | 6,348 | 44.76% | 7,567 | 53.36% | 159 | 1.12% | 107 | 0.75% | -1,219 | -8.60% | 14,181 |
| Jefferson | 1,623 | 39.19% | 2,367 | 57.16% | 96 | 2.32% | 55 | 1.33% | -744 | -17.97% | 4,141 |
| Lafayette | 795 | 42.67% | 1,034 | 55.50% | 22 | 1.18% | 12 | 0.64% | -239 | -12.83% | 1,863 |
| Lake | 26,798 | 64.53% | 13,128 | 31.61% | 1,244 | 3.00% | 358 | 0.86% | 13,670 | 32.92% | 41,528 |
| Lee | 61,033 | 64.51% | 28,125 | 29.73% | 4,229 | 4.47% | 1,226 | 1.30% | 32,908 | 34.78% | 94,613 |
| Leon | 24,919 | 43.47% | 28,450 | 49.63% | 3,193 | 5.57% | 764 | 1.33% | -3,531 | -6.16% | 57,326 |
| Levy | 3,210 | 42.26% | 4,170 | 54.90% | 175 | 2.30% | 41 | 0.54% | -960 | -12.64% | 7,596 |
| Liberty | 899 | 43.81% | 1,114 | 54.29% | 25 | 1.22% | 14 | 0.68% | -215 | -10.48% | 2,052 |
| Madison | 2,280 | 41.39% | 3,134 | 56.89% | 65 | 1.18% | 30 | 0.54% | -854 | -15.50% | 5,509 |
| Manatee | 40,535 | 61.81% | 21,679 | 33.06% | 2,928 | 4.47% | 434 | 0.66% | 18,856 | 28.75% | 65,576 |
| Marion | 23,743 | 58.49% | 15,400 | 37.94% | 1,187 | 2.92% | 262 | 0.65% | 8,343 | 20.55% | 40,592 |
| Martin | 20,521 | 68.05% | 8,087 | 26.82% | 1,321 | 4.38% | 225 | 0.75% | 12,434 | 41.23% | 30,154 |
| Monroe | 11,644 | 53.40% | 7,920 | 36.32% | 1,932 | 8.86% | 310 | 1.42% | 3,724 | 17.08% | 21,806 |
| Nassau | 5,440 | 50.60% | 5,074 | 47.20% | 183 | 1.70% | 54 | 0.50% | 366 | 3.40% | 10,751 |
| Okaloosa | 28,072 | 69.62% | 10,845 | 26.90% | 1,116 | 2.77% | 290 | 0.72% | 17,227 | 42.72% | 40,323 |
| Okeechobee | 2,783 | 44.81% | 3,228 | 51.98% | 156 | 2.51% | 43 | 0.69% | -445 | -7.17% | 6,210 |
| Orange | 87,454 | 61.06% | 48,767 | 34.05% | 5,403 | 3.77% | 1,595 | 1.11% | 38,687 | 27.01% | 143,219 |
| Osceola | 10,863 | 59.67% | 6,603 | 36.27% | 564 | 3.10% | 175 | 0.96% | 4,260 | 23.40% | 18,205 |
| Palm Beach | 143,639 | 56.79% | 91,991 | 36.37% | 15,193 | 6.01% | 2,107 | 0.83% | 51,648 | 20.42% | 252,930 |
| Pasco | 50,120 | 56.67% | 34,054 | 38.50% | 3,569 | 4.04% | 699 | 0.79% | 16,066 | 18.17% | 88,442 |
| Pinellas | 185,728 | 53.83% | 138,428 | 40.12% | 17,839 | 5.17% | 3,008 | 0.87% | 47,300 | 13.71% | 345,003 |
| Polk | 59,651 | 56.11% | 43,327 | 40.75% | 2,627 | 2.47% | 710 | 0.67% | 16,324 | 15.36% | 106,315 |
| Putnam | 8,273 | 46.67% | 8,906 | 50.24% | 414 | 2.34% | 134 | 0.76% | -633 | -3.57% | 17,727 |
| St. Johns | 11,234 | 59.67% | 6,898 | 36.64% | 554 | 2.94% | 140 | 0.74% | 4,336 | 23.03% | 18,826 |
| St. Lucie | 18,126 | 60.76% | 10,347 | 34.69% | 1,113 | 3.73% | 244 | 0.82% | 7,779 | 26.07% | 29,830 |
| Santa Rosa | 13,802 | 63.93% | 6,964 | 32.26% | 606 | 2.81% | 218 | 1.01% | 6,838 | 31.67% | 21,590 |
| Sarasota | 68,065 | 68.57% | 25,621 | 25.81% | 4,796 | 4.83% | 783 | 0.79% | 42,444 | 42.76% | 99,265 |
| Seminole | 39,989 | 66.16% | 17,443 | 28.86% | 2,459 | 4.07% | 548 | 0.91% | 22,546 | 37.30% | 60,439 |
| Sumter | 3,671 | 44.41% | 4,380 | 52.98% | 141 | 1.71% | 75 | 0.91% | -709 | -8.57% | 8,267 |
| Suwannee | 3,899 | 46.22% | 4,345 | 51.51% | 135 | 1.60% | 57 | 0.68% | -446 | -5.29% | 8,436 |
| Taylor | 2,776 | 47.31% | 2,963 | 50.49% | 78 | 1.33% | 51 | 0.87% | -187 | -3.18% | 5,868 |
| Union | 1,123 | 46.35% | 1,237 | 51.05% | 45 | 1.86% | 18 | 0.74% | -114 | -4.70% | 2,423 |
| Volusia | 52,663 | 51.69% | 44,513 | 43.69% | 3,310 | 3.25% | 1,396 | 1.37% | 8,150 | 8.00% | 101,882 |
| Wakulla | 2,021 | 47.26% | 2,082 | 48.69% | 112 | 2.62% | 61 | 1.43% | -61 | -1.43% | 4,276 |
| Walton | 4,694 | 50.28% | 4,360 | 46.70% | 199 | 2.13% | 83 | 0.89% | 334 | 3.58% | 9,336 |
| Washington | 3,251 | 49.92% | 3,110 | 47.75% | 93 | 1.43% | 59 | 0.91% | 141 | 2.17% | 6,513 |
| Totals | 2,046,951 | 55.52% | 1,419,475 | 38.50% | 189,692 | 5.14% | 30,908 | 0.84% | 627,476 | 17.02% | 3,687,026 |
| District | Reagan | Carter | Representative |
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| 1st | 54.7% | 43.2% | Earl Hutto |
| 2nd | 42.2% | 53.6% | Don Fuqua |
| 3rd | 46.6% | 51.1% | Charles E. Bennett |
| 4th | 57.1% | 39.8% | Bill Chappell |
| 5th | 59.2% | 36.9% | Richard Kelly (96th Congress) |
| Bill McCollum (97th Congress) | |||
| 6th | 53.3% | 41.5% | Bill Young |
| 7th | 52.5% | 43.0% | Sam Gibbons |
| 8th | 59.9% | 36.4% | Andy Ireland |
| 9th | 62.6% | 32.8% | Bill Nelson |
| 10th | 64.8% | 30.9% | Skip Bafalis |
| 11th | 57.1% | 36.3% | Dan Mica |
| 12th | 56.1% | 36.3% | Edward J. Stack (96th Congress) |
| Clay Shaw (97th Congress) | |||
| 13th | 41.8% | 50.2% | William Lehman |
| 14th | 55.2% | 37.9% | Claude Pepper |
| 15th | 55.7% | 34.2% | Dante Fascell |
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