1980 United States presidential election in Massachusetts
Results

1980 United States presidential election in Massachusetts

Section Title: Results
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United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 1980

Party	Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes

Republican	Ronald Reagan	1,057,631	41.90%	14

Democratic	Jimmy Carter	1,053,802	41.75%	0

Independent	John B. Anderson	382,539	15.15%	0

Libertarian	Ed Clark	22,038	0.87%	0

Socialist Workers	Clifton DeBerry	3,735	0.15%	0

Citizens (Write-in)	Barry Commoner (Write-in)	2,056	0.08%	0

Write-ins	Write-ins	2,497	0.09%	0

Totals	2,524,298	100.00%	14

Voter Turnout (Voting age/Registered)	59%/80%

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Reagan won a plurality of 41.90 percent of the vote in Massachusetts state to Carter’s 41.75 percent, with Anderson in third at 15.15 percent in the 1980 United States presidential election.

final_sentence: Reagan won a plurality of 41.90 percent of the vote in Massachusetts state to Carter’s 41.75 percent, with Anderson in third at 15.15 percent in the 1980 United States presidential election.