1980 United States presidential election in Alaska Borough and census area results, estimated Borough and census area results (historical, estimated) State House district results Reagan
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50–60%
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The1980 United States presidential election in Alaska took place on November 4, 1980, as part of thenationwide presidential election . Voters chose three representatives, or electors, to theElectoral College , who voted forpresident andvice president .
Alaska was easily won byRonald Reagan (R –CA ) with 54.3% of the popular vote over incumbent PresidentJimmy Carter (D –GA )'s 26.4%.[ 1] 1964 amidst a national Democratic landslide. With Reagan overwhelmingly winning the national election in 1980, the state fell safely into the Republican column.
Libertarian candidateEd Clark had his strongest showing in Alaska and set the record for the best performance of aLibertarian presidential candidate on a statewide level. He also beatindependent candidateJohn B. Anderson in this state, despite Anderson winning more votes than Clark nationally.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] Democrat inAlaska history . Reagan was the first Republican to ever win withoutYukon–Koyukuk Census Area ,Northwest Arctic Borough , andDillingham Census Area .
Boroughs and Census Areas that flipped from Republican to Democratic [ edit ] Boroughs and Census Areas that flipped from Democratic to Republican [ edit ]
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