1980 Republican Party presidential primaries

Republican Party presidential primaries, 1980

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Candidate Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush John Anderson Home state California Texas Illinois Contests won 44 7 0 Popular vote 7,709,793 3,070,033 1,572,174 Percentage 59.8% 23.8% 12.2%

Red indicates a win by Reagan, blue a win by Bush, and black is uncommitted.

Previous Republican nominee Gerald Ford Republican nominee Ronald Reagan

The 1980 Republican presidential primaries were how voters of the Republican Party chose its nominee for President of the United States in the 1980 U.S. presidential election.

Former California Governor Ronald Reagan was selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses which happened in the Republican National Convention held from July 14 to July 17, 1980, in Detroit, Michigan.