The 1980 United States presidential election in West Virginia took place on November 4, 1980, in West Virginia as part of the 1980 United States presidential election.
The Democratic Party candidate, incumbent President Jimmy Carter, won the state over former California Governor Ronald Reagan by 33,356 votes, giving him one of just seven victories in the election. West Virginia gave Carter his third best vote percentage after the District of Columbia and his home state of Georgia, but the only other states he carried were Maryland, Minnesota, Hawaii, and Rhode Island.
Nationally, Reagan won the election with 489 electoral votes and 50.75 percent of the popular vote.
Results Edit
Results by county Edit
1980 United States presidential election in West Virginia by county[2] | County | Jimmy Carter
Democratic | Ronald Reagan
Republican | John B. Anderson
Independent | Edward E. Clark
Libertarian | Margin | Total votes cast |
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| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % |
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| Barbour | 3,451 | 48.70% | 3,311 | 46.73% | 292 | 4.12% | 32 | 0.45% | 140 | 1.98% | 7,086 |
| Berkeley | 6,783 | 38.86% | 9,955 | 57.04% | 625 | 3.58% | 91 | 0.52% | -3,172 | -18.17% | 17,454 |
| Boone | 7,515 | 62.63% | 4,164 | 34.70% | 268 | 2.23% | 53 | 0.44% | 3,351 | 27.93% | 12,000 |
| Braxton | 3,795 | 59.22% | 2,403 | 37.50% | 173 | 2.70% | 37 | 0.58% | 1,392 | 21.72% | 6,408 |
| Brooke | 6,430 | 54.51% | 4,622 | 39.19% | 634 | 5.38% | 109 | 0.92% | 1,808 | 15.33% | 11,795 |
| Cabell | 17,732 | 44.79% | 19,482 | 49.21% | 2,146 | 5.42% | 228 | 0.58% | -1,750 | -4.42% | 39,588 |
| Calhoun | 1,717 | 49.90% | 1,606 | 46.67% | 92 | 2.67% | 26 | 0.76% | 111 | 3.23% | 3,441 |
| Clay | 2,185 | 58.08% | 1,452 | 38.60% | 102 | 2.71% | 23 | 0.61% | 733 | 19.48% | 3,762 |
| Doddridge | 1,043 | 34.19% | 1,888 | 61.88% | 120 | 3.93% | 0 | 0.00% | -845 | -27.70% | 3,051 |
| Fayette | 13,175 | 66.63% | 5,784 | 29.25% | 725 | 3.67% | 90 | 0.46% | 7,391 | 37.38% | 19,774 |
| Gilmer | 1,854 | 53.18% | 1,452 | 41.65% | 153 | 4.39% | 27 | 0.77% | 402 | 11.53% | 3,486 |
| Grant | 1,041 | 22.67% | 3,452 | 75.19% | 87 | 1.90% | 11 | 0.24% | -2,411 | -52.52% | 4,591 |
| Greenbrier | 7,128 | 50.90% | 6,221 | 44.42% | 546 | 3.90% | 109 | 0.78% | 907 | 6.48% | 14,004 |
| Hampshire | 2,522 | 45.16% | 2,879 | 51.55% | 157 | 2.81% | 27 | 0.48% | -357 | -6.39% | 5,585 |
| Hancock | 8,784 | 53.32% | 6,610 | 40.12% | 917 | 5.57% | 164 | 1.00% | 2,174 | 13.20% | 16,475 |
| Hardy | 2,050 | 45.57% | 2,329 | 51.77% | 99 | 2.20% | 21 | 0.47% | -279 | -6.20% | 4,499 |
| Harrison | 18,813 | 54.37% | 14,251 | 41.19% | 1,339 | 3.87% | 199 | 0.58% | 4,562 | 13.18% | 34,602 |
| Jackson | 4,120 | 38.94% | 6,041 | 57.09% | 352 | 3.33% | 68 | 0.64% | -1,921 | -18.16% | 10,581 |
| Jefferson | 4,679 | 47.66% | 4,454 | 45.37% | 572 | 5.83% | 113 | 1.15% | 225 | 2.29% | 9,818 |
| Kanawha | 42,829 | 46.68% | 42,604 | 46.43% | 5,838 | 6.36% | 489 | 0.53% | 225 | 0.25% | 91,760 |
| Lewis | 3,455 | 45.39% | 3,747 | 49.23% | 359 | 4.72% | 50 | 0.66% | -292 | -3.84% | 7,611 |
| Lincoln | 5,317 | 56.03% | 4,009 | 42.24% | 128 | 1.35% | 36 | 0.38% | 1,308 | 13.78% | 9,490 |
| Logan | 12,024 | 68.99% | 4,945 | 28.37% | 381 | 2.19% | 78 | 0.45% | 7,079 | 40.62% | 17,428 |
| Marion | 14,189 | 53.60% | 10,952 | 41.37% | 1,171 | 4.42% | 159 | 0.60% | 3,237 | 12.23% | 26,471 |
| Marshall | 7,832 | 49.21% | 7,252 | 45.56% | 725 | 4.56% | 107 | 0.67% | 580 | 3.64% | 15,916 |
| Mason | 5,683 | 46.94% | 6,040 | 49.88% | 312 | 2.58% | 73 | 0.60% | -357 | -2.95% | 12,108 |
| McDowell | 9,822 | 70.44% | 3,862 | 27.70% | 216 | 1.55% | 43 | 0.31% | 5,960 | 42.75% | 13,943 |
| Mercer | 11,804 | 47.71% | 12,273 | 49.61% | 563 | 2.28% | 101 | 0.41% | -469 | -1.90% | 24,741 |
| Mineral | 4,671 | 41.43% | 6,125 | 54.33% | 386 | 3.42% | 92 | 0.82% | -1,454 | -12.90% | 11,274 |
| Mingo | 9,328 | 70.24% | 3,716 | 27.98% | 208 | 1.57% | 28 | 0.21% | 5,612 | 42.26% | 13,280 |
| Monongalia | 12,883 | 46.30% | 11,972 | 43.02% | 2,745 | 9.86% | 226 | 0.81% | 911 | 3.27% | 27,826 |
| Monroe | 2,877 | 47.38% | 2,999 | 49.39% | 166 | 2.73% | 30 | 0.49% | -122 | -2.01% | 6,072 |
| Morgan | 1,594 | 34.45% | 2,833 | 61.23% | 172 | 3.72% | 28 | 0.61% | -1,239 | -26.78% | 4,627 |
| Nicholas | 5,265 | 55.33% | 3,885 | 40.83% | 322 | 3.38% | 44 | 0.46% | 1,380 | 14.50% | 9,516 |
| Ohio | 10,973 | 45.96% | 11,414 | 47.81% | 1,334 | 5.59% | 152 | 0.64% | -441 | -1.85% | 23,873 |
| Pendleton | 1,724 | 49.20% | 1,677 | 47.86% | 80 | 2.28% | 23 | 0.66% | 47 | 1.34% | 3,504 |
| Pleasants | 1,494 | 43.34% | 1,852 | 53.73% | 84 | 2.44% | 17 | 0.49% | -358 | -10.39% | 3,447 |
| Pocahontas | 2,170 | 49.83% | 2,011 | 46.18% | 150 | 3.44% | 24 | 0.55% | 159 | 3.65% | 4,355 |
| Preston | 4,317 | 40.17% | 5,828 | 54.23% | 515 | 4.79% | 86 | 0.80% | -1,511 | -14.06% | 10,746 |
| Putnam | 6,409 | 43.64% | 7,561 | 51.48% | 632 | 4.30% | 84 | 0.57% | -1,152 | -7.84% | 14,686 |
| Raleigh | 16,955 | 58.81% | 10,713 | 37.16% | 1,046 | 3.63% | 117 | 0.41% | 6,242 | 21.65% | 28,831 |
| Randolph | 5,937 | 54.36% | 4,374 | 40.05% | 518 | 4.74% | 92 | 0.84% | 1,563 | 14.31% | 10,921 |
| Ritchie | 1,450 | 30.91% | 3,081 | 65.68% | 128 | 2.73% | 32 | 0.68% | -1,631 | -34.77% | 4,691 |
| Roane | 2,498 | 41.96% | 3,219 | 54.07% | 184 | 3.09% | 52 | 0.87% | -721 | -12.11% | 5,953 |
| Summers | 3,114 | 53.72% | 2,456 | 42.37% | 201 | 3.47% | 26 | 0.45% | 658 | 11.35% | 5,797 |
| Taylor | 3,216 | 49.58% | 3,010 | 46.40% | 233 | 3.59% | 28 | 0.43% | 206 | 3.18% | 6,487 |
| Tucker | 1,862 | 48.30% | 1,798 | 46.64% | 153 | 3.97% | 42 | 1.09% | 64 | 1.66% | 3,855 |
| Tyler | 1,482 | 33.82% | 2,707 | 61.78% | 163 | 3.72% | 30 | 0.68% | -1,225 | -27.96% | 4,382 |
| Upshur | 2,867 | 35.40% | 4,751 | 58.66% | 415 | 5.12% | 66 | 0.81% | -1,884 | -23.26% | 8,099 |
| Wayne | 8,687 | 51.96% | 7,541 | 45.10% | 441 | 2.64% | 50 | 0.30% | 1,146 | 6.85% | 16,719 |
| Webster | 2,578 | 64.87% | 1,262 | 31.76% | 117 | 2.94% | 17 | 0.43% | 1,316 | 33.12% | 3,974 |
| Wetzel | 4,035 | 50.34% | 3,588 | 44.77% | 327 | 4.08% | 65 | 0.81% | 447 | 5.58% | 8,015 |
| Wirt | 1,058 | 46.14% | 1,176 | 51.29% | 44 | 1.92% | 15 | 0.65% | -118 | -5.15% | 2,293 |
| Wood | 13,622 | 38.36% | 20,080 | 56.54% | 1,536 | 4.33% | 274 | 0.77% | -6,458 | -18.19% | 35,512 |
| Wyoming | 6,624 | 57.54% | 4,537 | 39.41% | 299 | 2.60% | 52 | 0.45% | 2,087 | 18.13% | 11,512 |
| Totals | 367,462 | 49.81% | 334,206 | 45.30% | 31,691 | 4.30% | 4,356 | 0.59% | 33,256 | 4.51% | 737,715 |
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References Edit
- ^ "1980 Presidential General Election Results – West Virginia". Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
- ^ "WV US President — November 04, 1980". Our Campaigns.
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Main article 1980 United States presidential election The 1980 United States presidential election in West Virginia took place on November 4 1980 in West Virginia as part of the 1980 United States presidential election 1980 United States presidential election in West Virginia 1976 November 4 1980 1984 Nominee Jimmy Carter Ronald ReaganParty Democratic RepublicanHome state Georgia CaliforniaRunning mate Walter Mondale George H W BushElectoral vote 6 0Popular vote 367 462 334 206Percentage 49 81 45 30 County Results Carter 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 Reagan 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 President before electionJimmy CarterDemocratic Elected President Ronald ReaganRepublicanThe Democratic Party candidate incumbent President Jimmy Carter won the state over former California Governor Ronald Reagan by 33 356 votes giving him one of just seven victories in the election West Virginia gave Carter his third best vote percentage after the District of Columbia and his home state of Georgia but the only other states he carried were Maryland Minnesota Hawaii and Rhode Island Nationally Reagan won the election with 489 electoral votes and 50 75 percent of the popular vote Results Edit1980 United States presidential election in West Virginia 1 Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votesDemocratic Jimmy Carter incumbent 367 462 49 81 6Republican Ronald Reagan 334 206 45 30 0Independent John B Anderson 31 691 4 30 0Libertarian Ed Clark 4 356 0 59 0Results by county Edit 1980 United States presidential election in West Virginia by county 2 County Jimmy Carter Democratic Ronald Reagan Republican John B Anderson Independent Edward E Clark Libertarian Margin Total votes cast Barbour 3 451 48 70 3 311 46 73 292 4 12 32 0 45 140 1 98 7 086Berkeley 6 783 38 86 9 955 57 04 625 3 58 91 0 52 3 172 18 17 17 454Boone 7 515 62 63 4 164 34 70 268 2 23 53 0 44 3 351 27 93 12 000Braxton 3 795 59 22 2 403 37 50 173 2 70 37 0 58 1 392 21 72 6 408Brooke 6 430 54 51 4 622 39 19 634 5 38 109 0 92 1 808 15 33 11 795Cabell 17 732 44 79 19 482 49 21 2 146 5 42 228 0 58 1 750 4 42 39 588Calhoun 1 717 49 90 1 606 46 67 92 2 67 26 0 76 111 3 23 3 441Clay 2 185 58 08 1 452 38 60 102 2 71 23 0 61 733 19 48 3 762Doddridge 1 043 34 19 1 888 61 88 120 3 93 0 0 00 845 27 70 3 051Fayette 13 175 66 63 5 784 29 25 725 3 67 90 0 46 7 391 37 38 19 774Gilmer 1 854 53 18 1 452 41 65 153 4 39 27 0 77 402 11 53 3 486Grant 1 041 22 67 3 452 75 19 87 1 90 11 0 24 2 411 52 52 4 591Greenbrier 7 128 50 90 6 221 44 42 546 3 90 109 0 78 907 6 48 14 004Hampshire 2 522 45 16 2 879 51 55 157 2 81 27 0 48 357 6 39 5 585Hancock 8 784 53 32 6 610 40 12 917 5 57 164 1 00 2 174 13 20 16 475Hardy 2 050 45 57 2 329 51 77 99 2 20 21 0 47 279 6 20 4 499Harrison 18 813 54 37 14 251 41 19 1 339 3 87 199 0 58 4 562 13 18 34 602Jackson 4 120 38 94 6 041 57 09 352 3 33 68 0 64 1 921 18 16 10 581Jefferson 4 679 47 66 4 454 45 37 572 5 83 113 1 15 225 2 29 9 818Kanawha 42 829 46 68 42 604 46 43 5 838 6 36 489 0 53 225 0 25 91 760Lewis 3 455 45 39 3 747 49 23 359 4 72 50 0 66 292 3 84 7 611Lincoln 5 317 56 03 4 009 42 24 128 1 35 36 0 38 1 308 13 78 9 490Logan 12 024 68 99 4 945 28 37 381 2 19 78 0 45 7 079 40 62 17 428Marion 14 189 53 60 10 952 41 37 1 171 4 42 159 0 60 3 237 12 23 26 471Marshall 7 832 49 21 7 252 45 56 725 4 56 107 0 67 580 3 64 15 916Mason 5 683 46 94 6 040 49 88 312 2 58 73 0 60 357 2 95 12 108McDowell 9 822 70 44 3 862 27 70 216 1 55 43 0 31 5 960 42 75 13 943Mercer 11 804 47 71 12 273 49 61 563 2 28 101 0 41 469 1 90 24 741Mineral 4 671 41 43 6 125 54 33 386 3 42 92 0 82 1 454 12 90 11 274Mingo 9 328 70 24 3 716 27 98 208 1 57 28 0 21 5 612 42 26 13 280Monongalia 12 883 46 30 11 972 43 02 2 745 9 86 226 0 81 911 3 27 27 826Monroe 2 877 47 38 2 999 49 39 166 2 73 30 0 49 122 2 01 6 072Morgan 1 594 34 45 2 833 61 23 172 3 72 28 0 61 1 239 26 78 4 627Nicholas 5 265 55 33 3 885 40 83 322 3 38 44 0 46 1 380 14 50 9 516Ohio 10 973 45 96 11 414 47 81 1 334 5 59 152 0 64 441 1 85 23 873Pendleton 1 724 49 20 1 677 47 86 80 2 28 23 0 66 47 1 34 3 504Pleasants 1 494 43 34 1 852 53 73 84 2 44 17 0 49 358 10 39 3 447Pocahontas 2 170 49 83 2 011 46 18 150 3 44 24 0 55 159 3 65 4 355Preston 4 317 40 17 5 828 54 23 515 4 79 86 0 80 1 511 14 06 10 746Putnam 6 409 43 64 7 561 51 48 632 4 30 84 0 57 1 152 7 84 14 686Raleigh 16 955 58 81 10 713 37 16 1 046 3 63 117 0 41 6 242 21 65 28 831Randolph 5 937 54 36 4 374 40 05 518 4 74 92 0 84 1 563 14 31 10 921Ritchie 1 450 30 91 3 081 65 68 128 2 73 32 0 68 1 631 34 77 4 691Roane 2 498 41 96 3 219 54 07 184 3 09 52 0 87 721 12 11 5 953Summers 3 114 53 72 2 456 42 37 201 3 47 26 0 45 658 11 35 5 797Taylor 3 216 49 58 3 010 46 40 233 3 59 28 0 43 206 3 18 6 487Tucker 1 862 48 30 1 798 46 64 153 3 97 42 1 09 64 1 66 3 855Tyler 1 482 33 82 2 707 61 78 163 3 72 30 0 68 1 225 27 96 4 382Upshur 2 867 35 40 4 751 58 66 415 5 12 66 0 81 1 884 23 26 8 099Wayne 8 687 51 96 7 541 45 10 441 2 64 50 0 30 1 146 6 85 16 719Webster 2 578 64 87 1 262 31 76 117 2 94 17 0 43 1 316 33 12 3 974Wetzel 4 035 50 34 3 588 44 77 327 4 08 65 0 81 447 5 58 8 015Wirt 1 058 46 14 1 176 51 29 44 1 92 15 0 65 118 5 15 2 293Wood 13 622 38 36 20 080 56 54 1 536 4 33 274 0 77 6 458 18 19 35 512Wyoming 6 624 57 54 4 537 39 41 299 2 60 52 0 45 2 087 18 13 11 512Totals 367 462 49 81 334 206 45 30 31 691 4 30 4 356 0 59 33 256 4 51 737 715References Edit 1980 Presidential General Election Results West Virginia Dave Leip s U S Election Atlas Retrieved May 20 2015 WV US President November 04 1980 Our Campaigns Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1980 United States presidential election in West Virginia amp oldid 1180826759, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
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