1980 Massachusetts Democratic presidential primary

none June 2025 March 4, 1980 1980 Massachusetts Democratic presidential primary Massachusetts primary no 1976 Massachusetts Democratic presidential primary 1976 NH VT 1984 Massachusetts Democratic presidential primaries 1984 112 pledged delegates to the 1980 Democratic National Convention File:Stevan Kragujevic , Ted Kenedi u Beogradu, 1974.jpg 4997D0 Ted Kennedy Massachusetts 590,404 65.07% File:JimmyCarterPortrait2.jpg 150x150px E35e5e Jimmy Carter Georgia 34 78 260,391 28.70% 300px County results 300px| Municipality results 1 Kennedy #b4d0ec 40–50% #8db8e2 50–60% #679fd7 60–70% #4187cd 70–80% #336aa2 80–90% Carter #fbd8de 30–40% #efa8b4 40–50% #e87588 50–60% #de3d58 60–70% #c91a38 70–80% Tie #D2B1D9 40–50% The 1980 Massachusetts Democratic presidential primary was held on March 4, 1980. As part of the 1980 Democratic Party presidential primaries for the 1980 United States presidential election, this was the fourth primary since Iowa, Maine and New Hampshire. 112 pledged delegates to the 1980 Democratic National Convention were allocated to presidential candidates. U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy defeated incumbent President Jimmy Carter surprised by 78 pledged delegates and 590,404 popular votes. Kennedy defeated Carter in his home state.PD43+ » 1980 President Democratic Primary https://electionstats.state.ma.us/elections/view/106643 2024-03-20 PD43+ en-US This marked an incumbent President lost to a primary since the 1964 Democratic Party presidential primaries when President Lyndon Johnson lost to George Wallace in Washington D.C by unpleged delegates. Jimmy Carter perhaps became the last President who lost a primary while during incumbent until incumbent President Joe Biden lost to Jason Palmer in the 2024 American Samoa Democratic presidential caucus.Reporter James Bickerton US News 2024-03-06 Joe Biden is first incumbent president to lose a primary in 44 years https://www.newsweek.com/joe-biden-loses-primary-jason-palmer-american-samoa-jimmy-carter-1876315 2024-03-20 Newsweek en Results U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy, the younger brother of former President John F. Kennedy and also the father of U.S. Representative Patrick J. Kennedy, defeated incumbent President Jimmy Carter by 78 pledged delegates from Massachusetts with 590,404 popular votes (65.07%) while Carter received 34 pledged delegates and 260,391 popular votes (28.70%), another candidate, Jerry Brown, Governor of California, received 31,488 popular votes (3.47%), marking first Ted Kennedy's primary win.PD43+ » 1980 President Democratic Primary https://electionstats.state.ma.us/elections/view/106643 2024-03-20 PD43+ en-USDavies Dave January 17, 2019 How Ted Kennedy's '80 Challenge To President Carter 'Broke The Democratic Party' https://www.npr.org/2019/01/17/686186156/how-ted-kennedys-80-challenge-to-president-carter-broke-the-democratic-party dead March 20, 2024 National Public Radio March 14, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240314233440/https://www.npr.org/2019/01/17/686186156/how-ted-kennedys-80-challenge-to-president-carter-broke-the-democratic-party See also 1980 Democratic Party presidential primaries 1980 Republican Party presidential primaries 1980 Democratic National Convention 1980 Republican National Convention References Category:1980 United States Democratic presidential primaries Category:1980 United States Democratic presidential primaries by state or territory Category:Jimmy Carter Category:Ted Kennedy Category:Jerry Brown Category:March 1980 in the United States Category:Massachusetts Democratic primaries