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Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan ran for president in 1980, 1984 and won 2 times. Electoral votes, popular vote and the states won in each election.

Career in office and other elections

1984 Won

Republican
Electoral votes
525of 538
Popular vote
54,455,07558.80%
States carried
49
Running mate
George Bush

Opponents: Walter Mondale (13 EV).

Alabama: wonAlaska: wonArizona: wonArkansas: wonCalifornia: wonColorado: wonConnecticut: wonDelaware: wonDistrict of Columbia: lostFlorida: wonGeorgia: wonHawaii: wonIdaho: wonIllinois: wonIndiana: wonIowa: wonKansas: wonKentucky: wonLouisiana: wonMaine: wonMaryland: wonMassachusetts: wonMichigan: wonMinnesota: lostMississippi: wonMissouri: wonMontana: wonNebraska: wonNevada: wonNew Hampshire: wonNew Jersey: wonNew Mexico: wonNew York: wonNorth Carolina: wonNorth Dakota: wonOhio: wonOklahoma: wonOregon: wonPennsylvania: wonRhode Island: wonSouth Carolina: wonSouth Dakota: wonTennessee: wonTexas: wonUtah: wonVermont: wonVirginia: wonWashington: wonWest Virginia: wonWisconsin: wonWyoming: wonVermont: wonNew Hampshire: wonMassachusetts: wonRhode Island: wonConnecticut: wonNew Jersey: wonDelaware: wonMaryland: wonDistrict of Columbia: lost
States carried in 1984 (coloured), shaded by margin.

1980 Won

Republican
Electoral votes
489of 538
Popular vote
43,904,15350.70%
States carried
44
Running mate
George Bush

Opponents: Jimmy Carter (49 EV), John Anderson (0 EV).

Carried: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming.

Head-to-head

Questions and answers

How many times did Ronald Reagan run for president?

2 times (1980, 1984), winning in 1980 and 1984.

How many electoral votes did Ronald Reagan win?

1984: 525; 1980: 489.

What share of the popular vote did Ronald Reagan get?

1984: 58.8% (54,455,075 votes); 1980: 50.7% (43,904,153 votes).

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