1980 United States presidential election in Oklahoma

The 1980 United States presidential election in Oklahoma took place on November 4, 1980. All fifty states and The District of Columbia were part of the 1980 United States presidential election. State voters chose eight electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

1980 United States presidential election in Oklahoma

November 4, 1980
 
Nominee Ronald Reagan Jimmy Carter
Party Republican Democratic
Home state California Georgia
Running mate George H. W. Bush Walter Mondale
Electoral vote 8 0
Popular vote 695,570 402,026
Percentage 60.50% 34.97%

County Results

President before election

Jimmy Carter
Democratic

Elected President

Ronald Reagan
Republican

Oklahoma was won by former California Governor Ronald Reagan (R) by a 25-point landslide. It is a reliably Republican state, and the last Democratic presidential candidate to carry the state was Lyndon Johnson in 1964.

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