1980 United States presidential election in Alaska

none June 2025 September 2023 1980 United States presidential election 1980 United States presidential election in Alaska Alaska presidential no 1976 United States presidential election in Alaska 1976 1984 United States presidential election in Alaska 1984 November 4, 1980 x200px Official Portrait of President Reagan 1981-cropped.jpg Ronald Reagan Republican Party (United States) California George H. W. Bush 3 86,112 54.35% Jimmy Carter presidential portrait (cropped 1).jpg Jimmy Carter Democratic Party (United States) Georgia Walter Mondale 0 41,842 26.41% Ed Clark (cropped).jpg Ed Clark Libertarian Party (United States) California David Koch 0 18,479 11.66% John B. Anderson in New Jersey (cropped).jpg John B. Anderson Independent (United States) Illinois Patrick Lucey 0 11,155 7.04% 400px Borough and census area results, estimated 400px Borough and census area results (historical, estimated) 400px State House district results 2 Reagan #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% Carter #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% President Jimmy Carter Democratic Party (United States) Ronald Reagan Republican Party (United States) The 1980 United States presidential election in Alaska took place on November 4, 1980, as part of the nationwide presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Alaska was easily won by Ronald Reagan (R–CA) with 54.3% of the popular vote over incumbent President Jimmy Carter (D–GA)'s 26.4%. Alaska has only voted Democratic once in its history, in 1964 amidst a national Democratic landslide. With Reagan overwhelmingly winning the national election in 1980, the state fell safely into the Republican column. Libertarian candidate Ed Clark had his strongest showing in Alaska and set the record for the best performance of a Libertarian presidential candidate on a statewide level. He also beat independent candidate John B. Anderson in this state, despite Anderson winning more votes than Clark nationally.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/stats.php?year=1980&f=0&off=0&elect=0 1980 Presidential Election Statistics Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections 2018-03-05https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1980&fips=2&f=0&off=0&elect=0 1980 Presidential General Election Results - Alaska 2013-04-14 Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections In part due to the strong showings of both Clark and Anderson, Carter's vote share remains the lowest for any Democrat in Alaska history. Reagan was the first Republican to ever win without Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area, Northwest Arctic Borough, and Dillingham Census Area. Results 1980 United States presidential election in Alaskahttp://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1980election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1980 clerk.house.gov live https://web.archive.org/web/20220320200405/https://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1980election.pdf March 20, 2022PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Republican Ronald Reagan 86,112 54.35% 3 Democratic Jimmy Carter (inc.) 41,842 26.41% 0 Libertarian Ed Clark 18,479 11.66% 0 Independent John B. Anderson 11,155 7.04% 0 N/A Write-in 857 0.54% 0 Totals 158,445 100.00% 3 Boroughs and Census Areas that flipped from Republican to Democratic Nome Census Area Yukon-Kuyokuk Census Area Dillingham Census Area Boroughs and Census Areas that flipped from Democratic to Republican North Slope Borough Yakutat See also United States presidential elections in Alaska References Category:1980 Alaska elections Alaska 1980