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John Anderson

John Anderson ran for president in 1980. Electoral votes, popular vote and the states won in each election.

Career in office and other elections

1980 Lost

Independent
Electoral votes
0of 538
Popular vote
5,720,0606.60%
States carried
0
Running mate
Patrick Lucey

Opponents: Ronald Reagan (489 EV), Jimmy Carter (49 EV).

Head-to-head

Questions and answers

How many times did John Anderson run for president?

1 time (1980), without winning.

How many electoral votes did John Anderson win?

1980: 0.

What share of the popular vote did John Anderson get?

1980: 6.6% (5,720,060 votes).

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