United States presidential election in Illinois, 1980

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November 4, 1980

→ 1984



Nominee	Ronald Reagan	Jimmy Carter	John B. Anderson
Party	Republican	Democratic	Independent
Home state	California	Georgia	Illinois
Running mate	George H. W. Bush	Walter Mondale	Patrick Lucey
Electoral vote	26	0	0
Popular vote	2,358,049	1,981,413	346,754
Percentage	49.7%	41.7%	7.3%

President before election

Jimmy Carter
Democratic

Elected President

Ronald Reagan
Republican

Jimmy Carter
Democratic

Ronald Reagan
Republican

The 1980 United States presidential election in Illinois took place on November 4, 1980. All 50 states and The District of Columbia, were part of the 1980 United States presidential election. Illinois voters chose 26 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Illinois was carried by former California Governor Ronald Reagan by 8 points. Despite being the home state of Congressman John B. Anderson, he only won 7.3% of the popular vote, 346,754 votes, and failed to carry any counties. Reagan also grew up in Illinois.

This election is the most recent in which Rock Island County voted Republican.

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