Two presidential debates were conducted, but Carter refused to take part if Anderson was included, so the first debate was between only Reagan and Anderson. A week before election day, another debate was organized between President Carter and Reagan; Anderson was not invited. On election day, Ronald Reagan won the election by a landslide winning 51% percent of the popular vote with 489 electoral votes to Carter's 49 electoral votes. At 69 years old, Reagan was then the oldest non-incumbent presidential candidate to win a presidential election. President Carter hosted him in the White House on November 20, 1980. He was inaugurated on January 20, 1981.