Candidates:Republican Party: Ronald Reagan (California) and George H.W. Bush (Texas)Democratic Party: Jimmy Carter (Georgia) and Walter Mondale (Minnesota)Independent: John Anderson (Illinois) and Patrick Lucey (Wisconsin) Election Results: Reagan and Bush: 489 electoral votes, 43.9 million popular votes Carter/Mondale: 49 electoral votes, 35.4 million popular votes Anderson/Lucey: 0 electoral votes, 5.7 million popular votes Summary: The … Continue reading Election of 1980: The Reagan Revolution