# Endorsements in the 1980 Republican Party presidential primaries

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This is a list of endorsements for declared candidates in the Republican primaries for the 1980 United States presidential election.
This list only includes endorsements by notable individuals and organizations which have been reported in reliable independent sources. Endorsement by individuals does not imply endorsement by their organization.

## Aggregate Endorsement Maps

* First-instance endorsements by Republicans in the House of Representatives. Endorsed Ronald Reagan Endorsed George Bush Endorsed or is John Anderson Endorsed or is Phil Crane Endorsed Bob Dole Endorsed John Connally Endorsed Howard Baker Declined to endorse or unknown
* First-instance endorsements by Republicans in the Senate. Endorsed Ronald Reagan Endorsed or is Bob Dole Endorsed John Connally Endorsed or is Howard Baker Is Larry Pressler Declined to endorse or unknown
* First-instance endorsements by Republican Governors. Endorsed Ronald Reagan Endorsed George Bush Endorsed Howard Baker Declined to endorse or unknown

## Convention Candidates
### Ronald Reagan
#### Executive Branch Officials

       Cabinet-level officials
          Former
* Earl Butz, United States Secretary of Agriculture (1971-1976)
* John Connally, United States Secretary of the Treasury (1971-1972) (previously a candidate for President)
* William E. Simon, United States Secretary of the Treasury (1974-1977)
* Caspar Weinberger, United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (1973-1975)

#### U.S. Senate

* William L. Armstrong, member of the U.S. Senate from Colorado (1979–1991)
* Howard Baker, member of the U.S. Senate from Tennessee (1967–1985) (previously a candidate for President)
* Thad Cochran, member of the U.S. Senate from Mississippi (1978–2018) (previously endorsed John Connally)
* Bob Dole, member of the U.S. Senate from Kansas (1969–1996) (previously a candidate for President)
* Pete Domenici, member of the U.S. Senate from New Mexico (1973–2009)
* Jake Garn, member of the U.S. Senate from Utah (1974–1993)
* Barry Goldwater, member of the U.S. Senate from Arizona (1969–1987)
* S. I. Hayakawa, member of the U.S. Senate from California (1977–1983)
* Orrin Hatch, member of the U.S. Senate from Utah (1977–2019)
* Jesse Helms, member of the U.S. Senate from North Carolina (1973–2003)
* Gordon J. Humphrey, member of the U.S. Senate from New Hampshire (1979–1990)
* Roger Jepsen, member of the U.S. Senate from Iowa (1979–1985)
* Paul Laxalt, member of the U.S. Senate from Nevada (1974–1987)
* Richard Lugar, member of the U.S. Senate from Indiana (1977–2013) (previously endorsed Howard Baker)
* Jim McClure, member of the U.S. Senate from Idaho (1979–1991)
* Larry Pressler, member of the U.S. Senate from South Dakota (1979–1997) (previously a candidate for President)
* William Roth, member of the U.S. Senate from Delaware (1979–1991)
* Harrison Schmitt, member of the U.S. Senate from New Mexico (1977–1983)
* Richard Schweiker, member of the U.S. Senate from Pennsylvania (1969–1981)
* Alan Simpson, member of the U.S. Senate from Wyoming (1979–1997)
* Ted Stevens, member of the U.S. Senate from Alaska (1968–2009)
* Strom Thurmond, member of the U.S. Senate from South Carolina (1956–2003) (previously endorsed John Connally)
* Malcolm Wallop, member of the U.S. Senate from Wyoming (1977–1995)
* John Warner, member of the U.S. Senate from Virginia (1979–2009)
       Former
* Robert P. Griffin, member of the U.S. Senate from Michigan (1966–1979)

#### U.S. House of Representatives

* James Abdnor, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Dakota's 2nd congressional district (1973–1981)
* John Ashbrook, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 17th congressional district (1961–1982)
* Robert Bauman, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 1st congressional district (1973–1981)
* Bud Brown, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 7th congressional district (1965–1983)
* Carroll A. Campbell Jr., member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 4th congressional district (1979–1987)
* William Carney, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 1st congressional district (1979–1987) (Conservative)
* Don Clausen, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California (1963–1983)
* Tom Corcoran, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois (1977–1984)
* Dan Crane, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois (1979–1985) (previously endorsed Phil Crane)
* Phil Crane, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois (1969–2005) (previously a candidate for President)
* Mickey Edwards, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma's 5th congressional district (1977–1993)
* Thomas B. Evans Jr., member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Delaware's at-large congressional district (1977–1983)
* Paul Findley, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 20th congressional district (1961–1983) (previously endorsed John Anderson)
* Tom Hagedorn, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota's 2nd congressional district (1975–1983)
* George V. Hansen, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Idaho's 2nd congressional district (1975–1985)
* Bill Harsha, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 6th congressional district (1961–1981)
* Jon Hinson, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi's 4th congressional district (1979–1981)
* Henry Hyde, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 6th congressional district (1975–2007)
* Jim Jeffries, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas's 2nd congressional district (1979–1983) (previously endorsed Bob Dole)
* Richard Kelly, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 5th congressional district (1975–1981)
* Jack Kemp, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York (1971–1989)
* Tom Kindness, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 8th congressional district (1975–1987)
* Robert Lagomarsino, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California (1974–1993)
* Norman F. Lent, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York (1971–1993)
* Jerry Lewis, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California (1979-2013)
* Bob Livingston, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 1st congressional district (1977–1999)
* Trent Lott, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi's 5th congressional district (1973–1989)
* Manuel Lujan Jr., member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Mexico's 1st congressional district (1969–1989)
* Ed Madigan, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois (1973–1991)
* Robert H. Michel, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 18th congressional district (1957–1995)
* Ron Paul, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas (1979–1985)
* J. Kenneth Robinson, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 7th congressional district (1971–1985)
* Toby Roth, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 8th congressional district (1979–1997)
* William Royer, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 11th congressional district (1979–1981)
* Dick Schulze, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district (1975–1993)
* Jim Sensenbrenner, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin (1979–2001)
* Gerald Solomon, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York (1979–1999)
* Gene Snyder, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 4th congressional district (1967–1987)
* Floyd Spence, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 2nd congressional district (1971–2001)
* J. William Stanton, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 11th congressional district (1965–1983)
* Steve Symms, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Idaho's 1st congressional district (1973–1981)
* Gene Taylor, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 7th congressional district (1973–1989)
* Paul Trible, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 1st congressional district (1977–1983)
* Bob Walker, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district (1977–1997)
* John W. Wydler, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York (1963–1981)
* Chalmers Wylie, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 15th congressional district (1967–1993)
       Former
* Hamilton Fish III, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 26th congressional district (1920–1945)
* Martin B. McKneally, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 27th congressional district (1969–1971)
* Edward Lunn Young, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 6th congressional district (1973–1975)

#### Governor

* Lamar Alexander, Governor of Tennessee (1979–1987) (previously endorsed Howard Baker)
* Otis Bowen, Governor of Indiana (1973–1981)
* Bill Clements, Governor of Texas (1979–1983)
* John N. Dalton, Governor of Virginia (1978–1982)
* Lee S. Dreyfus, Governor of Wisconsin (1979–1983)
* Jay Hammond, Governor of Alaska (1974–1982)
* Robert List, Governor of Nevada (1979–1983)
* Pete du Pont, Governor of Delaware (1977–1985)
* Al Quie, Governor of Minnesota (1979–1983)
* Jim Rhodes, Governor of Ohio (1975–1983)
* Jim Thompson, Governor of Illinois (1977–1991)
* Charles Thone, Governor of Nebraska (1979–1983)
       Former
* Deane C. Davis, Governor of Vermont (1969–1973)
* Lane Dwinell, Governor of New Hampshire (1955–1959)
* James B. Edwards, Governor of South Carolina (1975–1979) (previously endorsed John Connally)
* Arch A. Moore Jr., Governor of West Virginia (1969–1977)

#### Statewide officials

* Marshall Coleman, Attorney General of Virginia (1978–1982)

#### Local officials

* Mitch McConnell, Judge of Jefferson County, Kentucky (1977–1984)

#### Organizations and unions

* National Black Republican Council
* National Right to Life Committee
* Young Americans for Freedom

#### Party Officials

       Former
* Charles W. Pickering, chair of the Mississippi Republican Party (1976–1978)

#### Celebrities, political activists, and political commentators

* Ray Bolger, actor, singer and vaudevillian
* Pat Boone, singer, actor and author
* Richard Boone, actor
* James Cagney, actor and dancer
* Irene Dunne, actress
* Jerry Falwell, pastor and televangelist
* Connie Francis, singer and actress
* Zsa Zsa Gabor, actress
* Rocky Graziano, professional boxer and actor
* Merle Haggard, singer
* Jack LaLanne, fitness and nutrition guru
* Michael Landon, actor
* William Loeb III, publisher of the Manchester Union Leader
* Joe Louis, professional boxer
* Dean Martin, singer, actor and comedian
* Wayne Newton, singer and actor
* Marty Robbins, singer and racing driver
* Ginger Rogers, actress and singer
* Mike Rossman, professional boxer
* Frank Sinatra, singer and actor
* James Stewart, actor, military aviator and poet
* Roger Stone
* Gloria Swanson, actress
* Bobby Thompson, baseball outfielder\
* Mel Tillis, singer
* John Wayne, actor
* Loretta Young, actress
* Efrem Zimbalist Jr., actor

#### Newspapers and magazines

* Manchester Union Leader

## Withdrawn Candidates
### George Bush
#### Executive Branch Officials

       Cabinet-level officials
          Former
* Elliot Richardson, United States Secretary of Commerce (1976-1977)
* William B. Saxbe, United States Attorney General (1974-1975)
* William Ruckelshaus, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (1970-1973)
       Defense Department officials
          Former
* Jeremiah Denton, rear admiral (1946-1977)
       Justice Department officials
          Former
* Leon Jaworski, Special Prosecutor (1973-1974) (Democratic)
       State Department officials
          Former
* Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., Personal Representative of the President to the Holy See (1970-1977)
* Shirley Temple Black, Chief of Protocol of the United States (1976-1977)

#### U.S. Senate

       Former
* J. Glenn Beall Jr., member of the U.S. Senate from Maryland (1971–1977)
* Robert Taft Jr., member of the U.S. Senate from Ohio (1971–1976) (previously endorsed Howard Baker)

#### U.S. House of Representatives

* Doug Bereuter, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Nebraska's 1st congressional district (1979–2004)
* John H. Buchanan Jr., member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama's 6th congressional district (1965–1981)
* James Colgate Cleveland, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district (1963–1981)
* William Clinger, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania (1979–1997)
* Barber Conable, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York (1965–1985)
* Silvio O. Conte, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 1st congressional district (1959–1991)
* Lawrence Coughlin, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district (1969–1993)
* Jack Edwards, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama's 1st congressional district (1965–1985)
* Millicent Fenwick, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 5th congressional district (1975–1983)
* Hamilton Fish IV, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York (1969–1995)
* Bill Frenzel, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota's 3rd congressional district (1971–1991)
* Bill Goodling, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 19th congressional district (1975–2001)
* Bill Gradison, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio (1975–1993)
* John Paul Hammerschmidt, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arkansas's 3rd congressional district (1967–1993)
* Margaret Heckler, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 10th congressional district (1967–1983)
* Marjorie Holt, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 4th congressional district (1973–1987)
* Frank Horton, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York (1963–1993)
* James Paul Johnson, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Colorado's 4th congressional district (1973–1981)
* Jim Leach, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa (1977–2007)
* Ron Marlenee, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Montana's 2nd congressional district (1977–1993)
* Pete McCloskey, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California (1967–1983)
* Joseph M. McDade, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district (1963–1999)
* Stewart McKinney, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's 4th congressional district (1971–1987)
* Clarence E. Miller, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 10th congressional district (1967–1993)
* George M. O'Brien, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois (1973–1986)
* Joel Pritchard, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Washington's 1st congressional district (1973–1985)
* Carl Pursell, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 2nd congressional district (1977–1993)
* Tom Railsback, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 19th congressional district (1967–1983)
* Ralph Regula, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 16th congressional district (1973–2009)
* Tom Tauke, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa's 2nd congressional district (1979–1991)
* G. William Whitehurst, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 2nd congressional district (1969–1987)
* Bill Young, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida (1971–2013)
       Former
* George A. Goodling, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 19th congressional district (1967–1975)
* Albert W. Johnson, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 23rd congressional district (1963–1977)
* Bob Mathias, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 18th congressional district (1967–1975)
* Edwin H. May Jr., member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's 1st congressional district (1957–1959)
* Herman T. Schneebeli, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district (1960–1977)
* John H. Ware III, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania (1970–1975)

#### Governor

* William Milliken, Governor of Michigan (1969–1983)
       Former
* Daniel J. Evans, Governor of Washington (1965–1977)
* George W. Romney, Governor of Michigan (1963–1969)
* Hugh Gregg, Governor of New Hampshire (1953–1955)

#### State legislative leaders

* William R. Bryant Jr., Minority Leader of the Michigan House of Representatives (1978–1982)

#### State legislators

* Andrew Card, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1975–1983)
* Paul Cellucci, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1977–1985)
* Leon Lombardi, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1977–1983)
* Andrew Natsios, member of the Massachusetts Senate (1979–1987)
       Former
* Francis W. Hatch Jr., member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1963–1979)
* William L. Saltonstall, member of the Massachusetts Senate (1967–1979)

#### Mayors

* William H. Hudnut III, Mayor of Indianapolis, Indiana (1979–1999)

#### Party Officials

       Former
* Mary Louise Smith, Chair of the Republican National Committee (1974-1977)

#### Celebrities, political activists, and political commentators

* Malcolm Forbes, editor of Forbes
* Tammy Grimes, actress and singer
* Lionel Hampton, musician
* Joe Paterno, head coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions (1966-2011)
* Digger Phelps, head basketball coach of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1971-1991)
* Tom Seaver, baseball pitcher

#### Newspapers and magazines

* Columbia Record
* Forbes
* Fort Worth Star-Telegram
* The Greenville News
* Macomb Daily Journal (Illinois)
* The News-Gazette
* The State
* The Sun News

### John Anderson
#### U.S. Senate

       Former
* Edward Brooke, member of the U.S. Senate from Massachusetts (1967–1979)

#### U.S. House of Representatives

* David F. Emery, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maine's 1st congressional district (1975–1983)
* Paul Findley, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 20th congressional district (1961–1983) (switched to Ronald Reagan)
* Bill Green, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York (1978–1993)
* Jim Jeffords, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Vermont's at-large congressional district (1975–1989)

#### Governors

       Former
* Richard B. Ogilvie, Governor of Illinois (1969–1973)

#### State legislators

* Ann Cole Gannett, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1969–1980)

#### Local officials

* John J. Buckley, Middlesex County Sheriff (1970–1980)

#### Party Officials

       Former
* Josiah Spaulding, Chair of the Massachusetts Republican Party (1967-1969)

#### Celebrities, political activists, and political commentators

* Milton S. Eisenhower, President Emeritus of Johns Hopkins University
* Norman Lear, screenwriter and producer
* Stewart Rawlings Mott, philanthropist
* Paul Newman, actor and director
* Jason Robards, actor
* Morley Safer, journalist
* Gloria Steinem, journalist
* Kurt Vonnegut, author

#### Newspapers and magazines

* The Capital Times
* Chicago Sun-Times
* Chicago Tribune
* La Crosse Tribune
* Portage Daily Register
* The Hutchinson News
* Seattle Post-Intelligencer
* The Wichita Eagle and Beacon
* Wisconsin State Journal

### Phil Crane
#### U.S. House of Representatives

* Skip Bafalis, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 10th congressional district (1973–1983)
* Dan Crane, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois (1979–1985)

#### Celebrities, political activists, and political commentators

* Don Feder, media consultant
* Edward F. King, businessman
* Carroll Sheehan, real estate executive
* Bill Weld, attorney

### Bob Dole
#### U.S. Senate

* Nancy Kassebaum, member of the U.S. Senate from Kansas (1978–1997)

#### U.S. House of Representatives

* Jim Jeffries, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas's 2nd congressional district (1979–1983)
* Keith Sebelius, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas's 1st congressional district (1969–1981)
* Bob Whittaker, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas's 5th congressional district (1979–1991)
       Former
* Robert Ellsworth, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas (1961–1967)

### John Connally
#### Executive Branch Officials

       Cabinet-level officials
          Former
* Winton M. Blount, United States Postmaster General (1969-1972)
* Herbert Brownell Jr., United States Attorney General (1953-1957)
* John A. Volpe, United States Secretary of Transportation (1969-1973)
       Defense Department officials
          Former
* Thomas Hinman Moorer, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1970-1974)
       State Department officials
          Former
* Rita Hauser, United States Ambassador to the United Nations Human Rights Council (1969-1972) (Endorsement Rescinded)
       Treasury Department officials
          Former
* Francine I. Neff, Treasurer of the United States (1974-1977)
* Charls Walker, United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury (1973)
       Office of Management and Budget
          Former
* Roy Ash, Director of the Office of Management and Budget (1973-1975)

#### U.S. Senate

* Henry Bellmon, member of the U.S. Senate from Oklahoma (1969–1981)
* Thad Cochran, member of the U.S. Senate from Mississippi (1978–2018)
* Strom Thurmond, member of the U.S. Senate from South Carolina (1956–2003)
       Former
* Clifford Hansen, member of the U.S. Senate from Wyoming (1967–1978)
* Norris Cotton, member of the U.S. Senate from New Hampshire (1975)

#### U.S. House of Representatives

* David Stockman, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 12th congressional district (1959–1981)
* Harold S. Sawyer, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 5th congressional district (1977–1985)
* Bud Shuster, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district (1973–2001)
* David Stockman, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 4th congressional district (1977–1981)
       Former
* John G. Schmitz, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 35th congressional district (1970–1973)

#### Governors

       Former
* Tim Babcock, Governor of Montana (1962-1969)
* James B. Edwards, Governor of South Carolina (1975–1979)
* Mills Godwin, Governor of Virginia (1974–1978)
* F. Ray Keyser Jr., Governor of Vermont (1961-1963)

#### Statewide officials

       Former
* Ben Barnes, Lieutenant Governor of Texas (1969–1973)
* Peter L. Cashman, Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut (1973-1975)

#### Mayors

* Buddy Cianci, Mayor of Providence, Rhode Island (1975–1984)

#### Party Officials

       Former
* Leonard W. Hall, chair of the Republican National Committee (1953–1957)

#### Activists and public figures

* Haley Barbour
* Cyd Charisse, actress
* Paul Eggers, attorney
* Pete Fountain, clarinetist
* Eva Gabor, actress
* Tony Martin, singer
* George Montgomery, actor
* Hugh O'Brian, actor
* Richard Petty, stock car racer
* Samuel Pierce, attorney
* Henry Salvatori, geophysicist, businessman and philanthropist

### Howard Baker
#### U.S. Senate

* Rudy Boschwitz, member of the U.S. Senate from Minnesota (1978–1991)
* John Chafee, member of the U.S. Senate from Rhode Island (1976–1999)
* William Cohen, member of the U.S. Senate from Maine (1979–1997)
* John Danforth, member of the U.S. Senate from Missouri (1976–1995)
* Richard Lugar, member of the U.S. Senate from Indiana (1977–2013)
* Robert Stafford, member of the U.S. Senate from Vermont (1971–1989)
       Former
* John Sherman Cooper, member of the U.S. Senate from Kentucky (1956–1973)
* Robert Taft Jr., member of the U.S. Senate from Ohio (1971–1976)

#### U.S. House of Representatives

* Robin Beard, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 6th congressional district (1973–1983)
* Tim Lee Carter, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 5th congressional district (1965–1981)
* Bob Davis, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 11th congressional district (1979–1993)
* John Duncan Sr., member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 2nd congressional district (1963–1997)
* Jimmy Quillen, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 1st congressional district (1963–1997)
* William C. Wampler, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 9th congressional district (1967–1983)

#### Governor

* Lamar Alexander, Governor of Tennessee (1979–1987)
* Robert D. Ray, Governor of Iowa (1969–1983)
* Richard A. Snelling, Governor of Vermont (1977–1985)
       Former
* Walter R. Peterson Jr., Governor of New Hampshire (1969–1973)

#### Statewide officials

* Thomas D. Rath, Attorney General of New Hampshire (1978–1980)

#### Celebrities, political activists, and political commentators

* Roy Acuff, singer
* Stella Parton, singer
* Johnny Paycheck, singer
* Johnny Russell, singer
* Diane Sherrill, singer
* Ray Stevens, singer and comedian

## Others
### Did Not Endorse
#### U.S. House of Representatives

* Ed Bethune, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arkansas's 2nd congressional district (1979–1985)
* Tom Coleman, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 6th congressional district (1976–1993)
* Olympia Snowe, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maine's 2nd congressional district (1979–1995)