John B. Anderson
Independent
Record
| Year | Electoral votes | Popular vote | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0 of 538 | Not computed minor-party votes not named in every state | Lost |
Popular vote is the sum of the sourced state counts, shown only where every state that held a popular vote has one; sums from county returns (1868–1972) can run a few tenths of a point below national totals published elsewhere.
Electoral votesNational Archives, Electoral College results: 1980 . How these figures were compiled
Election by election
1980
None.
None among the sourced states.
- MassachusettsReagan by 675,092 · 26.7 pts
- VermontReagan by 62,867 · 29.5 pts
- Rhode IslandCarter by 138,523 · 33.3 pts
Margins computed for 51 of 51 states: those with a sourced popular vote that names Anderson.
SourceMIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. President 1976–2024 . How these figures were compiled
Independent candidate John B. Anderson received 5,719,437 popular votes for President, but no electoral votes.
National Archives, Electoral College results for 1980, archives.gov, read October 3, 2026. Quoted as published.
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