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This article lists those who were potential candidates for theRepublican nomination forVice President of the United States in the1980 election. Former California GovernorRonald Reagan won the1980 Republican nomination forPresident of the United States, and chose former CIA DirectorGeorge H. W. Bush as his running mate.
Reagan had considered naming former presidentGerald Ford as his running mate, but after it became clear that Ford and Reagan were unable to agree to be on the same ticket (a televised interview with Ford brought up possibility of a "co-presidency"), Reagan turned to Bush, his primary rival for the 1980 Republican nomination.[1][2] Though Bush had criticizedReagan's policies, Reagan chose Bush to help unify the party, and Bush agreed to be on the ticket and to support Reagan's platform.[3][4]
The Reagan–Bush ticket would go on to defeat the Democratic tickets ofCarter–Mondale in 1980 andMondale–Ferraro in1984. Bush was later elected president in his own right in1988 but ultimately lost his bid for re-election toBill Clinton in1992.
When Reagan unsuccessfully sought the 1976 nomination, he had named Pennsylvania SenatorRichard Schweiker as his running mate, but Schweiker was not considered again when Reagan won the 1980 nomination. Schweiker was later named Reagan'sSecretary of Health and Human Services.
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