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[–] 8 points 2 years ago (1 child)

He won both his elections by landslides. It wasn't even close.

1980

1984

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    1980 election results Candidate Party Electoral Votes Popular Votes ✓ Ronald Reagan Republican 489 43,901,812 Jimmy Carter (I) Democratic 49 35,483,820 John Anderson Independent 0 5,719,850 Ed Clark Libertarian 0 921,128

    Reagan did well in the Electoral College in 1980, it was a much closer race in the popular vote.

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