1980 United States presidential election in Maryland

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1980 United States presidential election in Maryland
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Nominee Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan John B. Anderson
Party Democratic Republican Independent
Home state Georgia California Illinois
Running mate Walter Mondale George H. W. Bush Patrick Lucey
Electoral vote1000
Popular vote726,161680,606119,537
Percentage47.12%44.18%7.76%
Maryland Presidential Election Results 1980.svg
County Results
President before election

Jimmy Carter
Democratic

Elected President

Ronald Reagan
Republican

The 1980 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on November 4, 1980, as part of the 1980 United States presidential election. Voters chose 10 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

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Maryland was won by incumbent President Jimmy Carter (D-Georgia), with 47.12% of the popular vote, over former Governor Ronald Reagan (R-California) with 44.18% of the popular vote and Republican US Representative John B. Anderson running as an independent candidate (I-Illinois) with 7.76% of the popular vote. [1] Reagan ultimately won the national vote, defeating Carter; Maryland was one of only six states, along with the District of Columbia, to back the embattled incumbent. [2]

On election night, several news outlets incorrectly called the state for Reagan. In a similar vein, many of the same news outlets also called Massachusetts for President Carter, despite the fact that Reagan would ultimately end up narrowly winning Massachusetts.

In this election, Maryland voted 12.7% to the left of the nation at-large, or an 8.69 percent bigger differential than in 1976. [3] As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last presidential election where the Democratic candidate won Maryland without carrying suburban Baltimore County, Howard County, or Montgomery County. This election marked the first time since 1908 in which Prince George’s County did not vote for the winner of the presidential election. [4] This is one of three elections between 1888 and 2000, that the state voted for the national loser (along with 1948 and 1968).

Results

1980 United States presidential election in Maryland [1]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Democratic Jimmy Carter (Incumbent)726,16147.12%10
Republican Ronald Reagan 680,60644.18%0
Independent John B. Anderson 119,5377.76%0
Libertarian Ed Clark 14,1920.92%0
Totals1,540,496100.0%10

Results by county

CountyJimmy Carter
Democratic		Ronald Reagan
Republican		John B. Anderson
Independent		Ed Clark
Libertarian		MarginTotal votes cast
# %# %# %# %# %
Allegany 12,16738.65%17,51255.62%1,4864.72%3191.01%-5,345-16.97%31,484
Anne Arundel 50,78038.58%69,44352.76%10,0207.61%1,3891.06%-18,663-14.18%131,632
Baltimore 121,28043.33%132,49047.33%23,0968.25%3,0511.09%-11,210-4.00%279,917
Baltimore City 191,91172.48%57,90221.87%13,1124.95%1,8500.70%134,00950.61%264,775
Calvert 4,74543.65%5,44050.05%5905.43%950.87%-695-6.40%10,870
Caroline 2,83341.88%3,58252.95%2914.30%590.87%-749-11.07%6,765
Carroll 10,39331.55%19,85960.29%2,2436.81%4451.35%-9,466-28.74%32,940
Cecil 7,93742.12%9,67351.33%1,0375.50%1991.06%-1,736-9.21%18,846
Charles 8,88740.36%11,80753.62%1,1535.24%1730.79%-2,920-13.26%22,020
Dorchester 4,90846.52%5,16048.91%3603.41%1221.16%-252-2.39%10,550
Frederick 13,62934.83%22,03356.31%2,8917.39%5771.47%-8,404-21.48%39,130
Garrett 2,70831.69%5,47564.07%2703.16%921.08%-2,767-32.38%8,545
Harford 20,04239.34%26,71352.44%3,7617.38%4250.83%-6,671-13.10%50,941
Howard 20,70240.12%24,27247.04%6,02811.68%5971.16%-3,570-6.92%51,599
Kent 2,98647.37%2,88945.83%3715.89%580.92%971.54%6,304
Montgomery 105,82239.76%125,51547.16%32,73012.30%2,0840.78%-19,693-7.40%266,151
Prince George's 98,75750.91%78,97740.71%14,5747.51%1,6790.87%19,78010.20%193,987
Queen Anne's 3,82041.92%4,74952.12%4805.27%630.69%-929-10.20%9,112
Somerset 3,34248.18%3,31247.74%2153.10%680.98%300.44%6,937
St. Mary's 6,77342.18%8,26751.49%8925.56%1240.77%-1,494-9.31%16,056
Talbot 3,99537.30%6,04456.43%5705.32%1020.95%-2,049-19.13%10,711
Washington 14,11836.12%22,90158.60%1,6894.32%3750.96%-8,783-22.48%39,083
Wicomico 9,43143.05%11,22951.26%1,0924.99%1530.70%-1,798-8.21%21,905
Worcester 4,19540.98%5,36252.38%5865.72%930.91%-1,167-11.40%10,236
Totals726,16147.14%680,60644.18%119,5377.76%14,1920.92%45,5552.96%1,540,496

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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References

  1. 1 2 Maryland Manual 1981–1982. The Hall of Records Commission of the State of Maryland. p. 585. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
  2. ↑ "1980 Presidential General Election Results". Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Maryland - Google Drive". docs.google.com. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
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