1980 United States presidential election in Delaware|
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County Results 
State House Results
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Reagan
40-50% 50-60% 60-70% |
Carter
40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90%
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The 1980 United States presidential election in Delaware took place on November 4, 1980. All 50 states and The District of Columbia were part of the 1980 United States presidential election. State voters chose three electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
The election here was close, with Delaware being won by former California Governor Ronald Reagan by two points. Notably, Reagan won New Castle County by just one vote over Carter.[2]
Results
By county
| County
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Ronald Reagan
Republican
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic
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Various candidates
Other parties
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Margin
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Total votes cast
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| #
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%
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#
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%
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#
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%
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%
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| Kent
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14,882
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49.84%
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12,884
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43.15%
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2,096
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7.01%
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1,998
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6.69%
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29,862
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| New Castle
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76,898
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45.66%
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76,897
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45.66%
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14,632
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8.68%
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1
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0.00%
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168,427
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| Sussex
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19,472
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52.09%
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15,973
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42.73%
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1,934
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5.18%
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3,499
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9.36%
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37,379
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| Totals |
111,252 |
47.21% |
105,754 |
44.87% |
18,662 |
7.92% |
5,498 |
2.34% |
235,668
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Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
See also
References
Notes
- ^ Anderson’s party was listed on this state’s ballot as “Anderson Coalition”.[1]
