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1980
| Presidential / Vice presidential candidates | Popular votes | Presidential Electoral votes |
| Ronald Reagan / George Bush (Republican) | 43,904,153 | 483 |
| Jimmy Carter / Walter Mondale (Democratic) | 35,483,883 | 49 |
| John Anderson / VP nominee was not chosen (National Unity) | 5,720,060 | 0 |
Incumbent president Carter shook off a challenge by Massachusetts senator Edward Kennedy to win the Democratic nomination; Republican Reagan's main competition was from former CIA director and ambassador to China Bush (whom he chose as his running mate) and Illinois congressman John Anderson (who ran in the general election as an independent).
1984
| Presidential / Vice presidential candidates | Popular votes | Presidential Electoral votes |
| Ronald Reagan / George Bush (Republican) | 54,455,075 | 525 |
| Walter Mondale / Geraldine Ferraro (Democratic) | 37,577,185 | 13 |
This election was most notable for former vice president Mondale's selection of New York representative Ferraro as his running mate, the first female from a major party to run on a national ticket.
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