1980 Republican Party presidential primaries

From January 21 to June 3, 1980, voters of the Republican Party chose its nominee for president in the 1980 United States presidential election. Retired Hollywood actor and two-term California governor Ronald Reagan was selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the Republican National Convention held from July 14 to 17, 1980, in Detroit, Michigan.

1980 Republican Party presidential primaries

January 21 to June 3, 1980

1,990 delegates to the 1980 Republican National Convention
996 (majority) votes needed to win
 
Candidate Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush John B. Anderson
Home state California Texas Illinois
Delegate count 1,407 250 59
Contests won 42 7 + DC + Puerto Rico 0
Popular vote 7,709,793 3,070,033 1,572,174
Percentage 59.79% 23.81% 12.19%

     Reagan      Bush      Uncommitted

Previous Republican nominee

Gerald Ford

Republican nominee

Ronald Reagan

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