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1980 United States presidential election in Maryland

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Field	Value
election_name	1980 United States presidential election in Maryland
country	Maryland
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	1976 United States presidential election in Maryland
previous_year	1976
next_election	1984 United States presidential election in Maryland
next_year	1984
election_date	November 4, 1980
turnout	75.4%
image_size	160x160px
image1	Carter cropped.jpg
nominee1	Jimmy Carter
party1	Democratic Party (United States)
home_state1	Georgia
running_mate1	Walter Mondale
electoral_vote1	10
popular_vote1	726,161
percentage1	47.12%
image2	Official Portrait of President Reagan 1981-cropped.jpg
nominee2	Ronald Reagan
party2	Republican Party (United States)
home_state2	California
running_mate2	George H. W. Bush
electoral_vote2	0
popular_vote2	680,606
percentage2	44.18%
image3	John B. Anderson in New Jersey (cropped).jpg
nominee3	John B. Anderson
party3	Independent
home_state3	Illinois
running_mate3	Patrick Lucey
electoral_vote3	0
popular_vote3	119,537
percentage3	7.76%
map_image	375px
map_size	375px
map_caption	County Results
title	President
before_election	Jimmy Carter
before_party	Democratic Party (United States)
after_election	Ronald Reagan
after_party	Republican Party (United States)

Main article: 1980 United States presidential election

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The 1980 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on November 4, 1980, as part of the 1980 United States presidential election. Voters chose 10 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Maryland was won by incumbent President Jimmy Carter (D-Georgia), with 47.12% of the popular vote, over former Governor Ronald Reagan (R-California) with 44.18% of the popular vote and Republican US Representative John B. Anderson running as an independent candidate (I-Illinois) with 7.76% of the popular vote. Reagan ultimately won the national vote, defeating Carter; Maryland was one of only six states, along with the District of Columbia, to back the embattled incumbent.

On election night, several news outlets incorrectly called the state for Reagan. In a similar vein, many of the same news outlets also called Massachusetts for President Carter, despite the fact that Reagan would ultimately end up narrowly winning Massachusetts.

In this election, Maryland voted 12.7% to the left of the nation at-large, or an 8.69 percent bigger differential than in 1976. As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last presidential election where the Democratic candidate won Maryland without carrying suburban Baltimore County, Howard County, or Montgomery County. This election marked the first time since 1908 in which Prince George’s County did not vote for the winner of the presidential election. This is one of three elections between 1888 and 2000, that the state voted for the national loser (along with 1948 and 1968).

Results

1980 United States presidential election in Maryland	Party	Candidate	Votes	Percentage
Democratic	Jimmy Carter (Incumbent)	726,161	47.12%	10
Republican	Ronald Reagan	680,606	44.18%	0
Independent	John B. Anderson	119,537	7.76%	0
Libertarian	Ed Clark	14,192	0.92%	0
Totals		1,540,496		100.0%	10

Results by county

County	Jimmy Carter
Democratic	Ronald Reagan
Republican	John B. Anderson
Independent	Ed Clark
Libertarian	Margin	Total votes cast	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	Totals	726,161	47.14%	680,606	44.18%	119,537	7.76%	14,192	0.92%	45,555	2.96%	1,540,496
	Allegany		12,167		38.65%		17,512		55.62%		1,486		4.72%		319		1.01%		-5,345		-16.97%		31,484
	Anne Arundel		50,780		38.58%		69,443		52.76%		10,020		7.61%		1,389		1.06%		-18,663		-14.18%		131,632
	Baltimore		121,280		43.33%		132,490		47.33%		23,096		8.25%		3,051		1.09%		-11,210		-4.00%		279,917
	Baltimore City		191,911		72.48%		57,902		21.87%		13,112		4.95%		1,850		0.70%		134,009		50.61%		264,775
	Calvert		4,745		43.65%		5,440		50.05%		590		5.43%		95		0.87%		-695		-6.40%		10,870
	Caroline		2,833		41.88%		3,582		52.95%		291		4.30%		59		0.87%		-749		-11.07%		6,765
	Carroll		10,393		31.55%		19,859		60.29%		2,243		6.81%		445		1.35%		-9,466		-28.74%		32,940
	Cecil		7,937		42.12%		9,673		51.33%		1,037		5.50%		199		1.06%		-1,736		-9.21%		18,846
	Charles		8,887		40.36%		11,807		53.62%		1,153		5.24%		173		0.79%		-2,920		-13.26%		22,020
	Dorchester		4,908		46.52%		5,160		48.91%		360		3.41%		122		1.16%		-252		-2.39%		10,550
	Frederick		13,629		34.83%		22,033		56.31%		2,891		7.39%		577		1.47%		-8,404		-21.48%		39,130
	Garrett		2,708		31.69%		5,475		64.07%		270		3.16%		92		1.08%		-2,767		-32.38%		8,545
	Harford		20,042		39.34%		26,713		52.44%		3,761		7.38%		425		0.83%		-6,671		-13.10%		50,941
	Howard		20,702		40.12%		24,272		47.04%		6,028		11.68%		597		1.16%		-3,570		-6.92%		51,599
	Kent		2,986		47.37%		2,889		45.83%		371		5.89%		58		0.92%		97		1.54%		6,304
	Montgomery		105,822		39.76%		125,515		47.16%		32,730		12.30%		2,084		0.78%		-19,693		-7.40%		266,151
	Prince George's		98,757		50.91%		78,977		40.71%		14,574		7.51%		1,679		0.87%		19,780		10.20%		193,987
	Queen Anne's		3,820		41.92%		4,749		52.12%		480		5.27%		63		0.69%		-929		-10.20%		9,112
	Somerset		3,342		48.18%		3,312		47.74%		215		3.10%		68		0.98%		30		0.44%		6,937
	St. Mary's		6,773		42.18%		8,267		51.49%		892		5.56%		124		0.77%		-1,494		-9.31%		16,056
	Talbot		3,995		37.30%		6,044		56.43%		570		5.32%		102		0.95%		-2,049		-19.13%		10,711
	Washington		14,118		36.12%		22,901		58.60%		1,689		4.32%		375		0.96%		-8,783		-22.48%		39,083
	Wicomico		9,431		43.05%		11,229		51.26%		1,092		4.99%		153		0.70%		-1,798		-8.21%		21,905
	Worcester		4,195		40.98%		5,362		52.38%		586		5.72%		93		0.91%		-1,167		-11.40%		10,236

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Allegany
Calvert
Cecil
Charles
Montgomery
St. Mary's

References

"Maryland Manual, 1981-82 - Page 598".
"1980 Presidential General Election Results". Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas.
"Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".
"Maryland - Google Drive".
"Maryland Manual 1981–1982". The Hall of Records Commission of the State of Maryland.

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