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Jimmy Carter vs John Anderson

Jimmy Carter vs John Anderson in 1980: electoral votes, popular vote and every state, side by side.

Jimmy Carter

Elections
2 (1976, 1980)
Won
1
Electoral votes, all runs
346
Best popular vote
50.1% in 1976
Parties
Democratic
vs

John Anderson

Elections
1 (1980)
Won
0
Electoral votes, all runs
0
Best popular vote
6.6% in 1980
Parties
Independent

1980

Jimmy Carter states
7
John Anderson states
0
Popular vote
41.0% – 6.6%
Alabama: another candidateAlaska: another candidateArizona: another candidateArkansas: another candidateCalifornia: another candidateColorado: another candidateConnecticut: another candidateDelaware: another candidateDistrict of Columbia: Jimmy CarterFlorida: another candidateGeorgia: Jimmy CarterHawaii: Jimmy CarterIdaho: another candidateIllinois: another candidateIndiana: another candidateIowa: another candidateKansas: another candidateKentucky: another candidateLouisiana: another candidateMaine: another candidateMaryland: Jimmy CarterMassachusetts: another candidateMichigan: another candidateMinnesota: Jimmy CarterMississippi: another candidateMissouri: another candidateMontana: another candidateNebraska: another candidateNevada: another candidateNew Hampshire: another candidateNew Jersey: another candidateNew Mexico: another candidateNew York: another candidateNorth Carolina: another candidateNorth Dakota: another candidateOhio: another candidateOklahoma: another candidateOregon: another candidatePennsylvania: another candidateRhode Island: Jimmy CarterSouth Carolina: another candidateSouth Dakota: another candidateTennessee: another candidateTexas: another candidateUtah: another candidateVermont: another candidateVirginia: another candidateWashington: another candidateWest Virginia: Jimmy CarterWisconsin: another candidateWyoming: another candidateVermont: another candidateNew Hampshire: another candidateMassachusetts: another candidateRhode Island: Jimmy CarterConnecticut: another candidateNew Jersey: another candidateDelaware: another candidateMaryland: Jimmy CarterDistrict of Columbia: Jimmy Carter
Every state, 1980
StateJimmy CarterJohn AndersonGap (pts)EV
Alabama 47.4% 1.2% 46.2 9
Alaska 26.4% 7.0% 19.4 3
Arizona 28.2% 8.8% 19.4 6
Arkansas 47.5% 2.7% 44.8 6
California 35.9% 8.6% 27.3 45
Colorado 31.1% 11.0% 20.1 7
Connecticut 38.5% 12.2% 26.3 8
Delaware 44.8% 6.9% 37.9 3
District of Columbia 74.8% 3 9.3% 65.5 3
Florida 38.5% 5.1% 33.4 17
Georgia 55.8% 12 2.3% 53.5 12
Hawaii 44.8% 4 10.6% 34.2 4
Idaho 25.2% 6.2% 19.0 4
Illinois 41.7% 7.3% 34.4 26
Indiana 37.7% 5.0% 32.7 13
Iowa 38.6% 8.8% 29.8 8
Kansas 33.3% 7.0% 26.3 7
Kentucky 47.6% 2.4% 45.2 9
Louisiana 45.7% 1.7% 44.0 10
Maine 42.3% 10.2% 32.1 4
Maryland 47.1% 10 7.8% 39.3 10
Massachusetts 41.7% 15.2% 26.5 14
Michigan 42.5% 7.0% 35.5 21
Minnesota 46.5% 10 8.5% 38.0 10
Mississippi 48.1% 1.3% 46.8 7
Missouri 44.3% 3.7% 40.6 12
Montana 32.4% 8.0% 24.4 4
Nebraska 26.0% 7.0% 19.0 5
Nevada 26.9% 7.1% 19.8 3
New Hampshire 28.4% 12.9% 15.5 4
New Jersey 38.6% 7.9% 30.7 17
New Mexico 36.7% 6.4% 30.3 4
New York 44.0% 7.5% 36.5 41
North Carolina 47.2% 2.8% 44.4 13
North Dakota 26.3% 7.8% 18.5 3
Ohio 40.9% 5.9% 35.0 25
Oklahoma 35.0% 3.3% 31.7 8
Oregon 38.7% 9.5% 29.2 6
Pennsylvania 42.5% 6.4% 36.1 27
Rhode Island 47.7% 4 14.4% 33.3 4
South Carolina 48.1% 1.6% 46.5 8
South Dakota 31.7% 6.5% 25.2 4
Tennessee 48.4% 2.2% 46.2 10
Texas 41.4% 2.5% 38.9 26
Utah 20.6% 5.0% 15.6 4
Vermont 38.4% 14.9% 23.5 3
Virginia 40.3% 5.1% 35.2 12
Washington 37.3% 10.6% 26.7 9
West Virginia 49.8% 6 4.3% 45.5 6
Wisconsin 43.2% 7.1% 36.1 11
Wyoming 28.0% 6.8% 21.2 3

Questions and answers

Who won between Jimmy Carter and John Anderson in 1980?

Neither won the presidency. Electoral votes: Jimmy Carter 49, John Anderson 0. Popular vote: Jimmy Carter 41.0%, John Anderson 6.6%.

How many states did Jimmy Carter and John Anderson each win in 1980?

Jimmy Carter carried 7 and John Anderson carried 0.

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data