1980 Democratic National Convention

1980 Democratic National Convention
1980 presidential election
Nominees
Carter and Mondale
Convention
Date(s)August 11–14, 1980
CityNew York, New York
VenueMadison Square Garden
Notable speakersTed Kennedy
Abe Beame
Geraldine Ferraro
Bruce Sundlun
Ruth Messinger
Thomas Addison
Ed Koch
Robert Abrams
Bella Abzug
Mario Biaggi
Steve Westly
Howard Dean
Candidates
Presidential nomineeJimmy Carter of Georgia
Vice-presidential nomineeWalter Mondale of Minnesota
Voting
Total delegates3,346
Votes needed for nomination1,674
Results (president)Carter (Georgia): 2,129.02 (63.63%)
Kennedy (Massachusetts): 1,150.48 (34.38%)
Carey (New York): 16 (0.48%)
Proxmire (Wisconsin): 10 (0.30%)
Others: 40.5 (1.21%)
Results (vice president)Mondale (Minnesota): 2,428.7 (72.91%)
Not Voting: 723.3 (21.72%)
Scattering: 179 (5.37%)
Ballots1
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Madison Square Garden was the site of the 1980 Democratic National Convention
Carter and Mondale stand together at the end of the convention

The 1980 Democratic National Convention nominated President Jimmy Carter and Vice President Walter Mondale for reelection. The convention was held in Madison Square Garden in New York City from August 11 to August 14, 1980.

The 1980 convention was notable as it was the last time in the 20th century, for either major party, that a candidate tried to get delegates released from their voting commitments. This was done by Senator Ted Kennedy, Carter's chief rival for the nomination in the Democratic primaries, who sought the votes of delegates held by Carter.


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