Election in Alaska
1980 United States presidential election in Alaska
Borough Results State House District Results
Reagan
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
Carter
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
The 1980 United States presidential election in Alaska took place on November 4, 1980, as part of the nationwide presidential election . Voters chose three representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Alaska was easily won by Ronald Reagan (R –CA ) with 54.3% of the popular vote over incumbent President Jimmy Carter (D –GA )'s 26.4%.[1] 1964 amidst a national Democratic landslide. With Reagan overwhelmingly winning the national election in 1980, the state fell safely into the Republican column.
Libertarian candidate Ed Clark had his strongest showing in Alaska and set the record for the best performance of a Libertarian presidential candidate on a statewide level. He also beat independent candidate John B. Anderson in this state, despite Anderson winning more votes than Clark nationally.[1] [2] [3] Democrat in Alaska history . Reagan was the first Republican to ever win without Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area , Northwest Arctic Borough , and Dillingham Census Area .
Results [ edit ] Boroughs and Census Areas that flipped from Republican to Democratic [ edit ] Boroughs and Census Areas that flipped from Democratic to Republican [ edit ] See also [ edit ] References [ edit ]
