1980 United States presidential election in Oklahoma explained

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Election Name:	1980 United States presidential election in Oklahoma
Country:	Oklahoma
Flag Year:	1941
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1976 United States presidential election in Oklahoma
Previous Year:	1976
Next Election:	1984 United States presidential election in Oklahoma
Next Year:	1984
Election Date:	November 4, 1980
Image1:	Official Portrait of President Reagan 1981-cropped.jpg
Nominee1:	Ronald Reagan
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Home State1:	California
Running Mate1:	George H. W. Bush
Electoral Vote1:	8
Popular Vote1:	695,570
Percentage1:	60.50%
Nominee2:	Jimmy Carter
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Home State2:	Georgia
Running Mate2:	Walter Mondale
Electoral Vote2:	0
Popular Vote2:	402,026
Percentage2:	34.97%
Map Size:	350px
President
Before Election:	Jimmy Carter
Before Party:	Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:	Ronald Reagan
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

The 1980 United States presidential election in Oklahoma took place on November 4, 1980. All fifty states and The District of Columbia were part of the 1980 United States presidential election. State voters chose eight electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Oklahoma was won by former California Governor Ronald Reagan (R) by a 25-point landslide.^[1] It is a reliably Republican state, and the last Democratic presidential candidate to carry the state was Lyndon Johnson in 1964.^[2]

Results

Results by county

County	Ronald Reagan Republican		Jimmy Carter Democratic		John B. Anderson Independent		Ed Clark Libertarian		Margin		Total
		%		%		%		%		%
	Adair		3,429		54.08%		2,761		43.54%		107		1.69%		44		0.69%		668		10.54%		6,341
	Alfalfa		2,628		72.16%		899		24.68%		86		2.36%		29		0.80%		1,729		47.48%		3,642
	Atoka		1,613		38.26%		2,505		59.42%		66		1.57%		32		0.76%		-892		-21.16%		4,216
	Beaver		2,430		75.51%		696		21.63%		58		1.80%		34		1.06%		1,734		53.88%		3,218
	Beckham		3,637		51.13%		3,298		46.37%		123		1.73%		55		0.77%		339		4.76%		7,113
	Blaine		3,708		70.44%		1,399		26.58%		103		1.96%		54		1.03%		2,309		43.86%		5,264
	Bryan		3,980		37.61%		6,410		60.57%		129		1.22%		63		0.60%		-2,430		-22.96%		10,582
	Caddo		5,945		54.07%		4,695		42.70%		232		2.11%		123		1.12%		1,250		11.37%		10,995
	Canadian		15,272		72.58%		4,889		23.24%		642		3.05%		238		1.13%		10,383		49.34%		21,041
	Carter		9,262		57.34%		6,509		40.29%		258		1.60%		125		0.77%		2,753		17.05%		16,154
	Cherokee		5,594		49.47%		5,215		46.12%		362		3.20%		137		1.21%		379		3.35%		11,308
	Choctaw		2,394		39.84%		3,507		58.36%		73		1.21%		35		0.58%		-1,113		-18.52%		6,009
	Cimarron		1,404		77.10%		373		20.48%		23		1.26%		21		1.15%		1,031		56.62%		1,821
	Cleveland		31,178		61.86%		14,536		28.84%		3,910		7.76%		777		1.54%		16,642		33.02%		50,401
	Coal		926		38.09%		1,442		59.32%		47		1.93%		16		0.66%		-516		-21.23%		2,431
	Comanche		16,609		59.51%		9,972		35.73%		1,000		3.58%		329		1.18%		6,637		23.78%		27,910
	Cotton		1,702		53.09%		1,410		43.98%		63		1.97%		31		0.97%		292		9.11%		3,206
	Craig		2,956		49.66%		2,801		47.06%		156		2.62%		39		0.66%		155		2.60%		5,952
	Creek		11,749		59.55%		7,339		37.20%		460		2.33%		181		0.92%		4,410		22.35%		19,729
	Custer		6,469		65.65%		3,008		30.53%		290		2.94%		87		0.88%		3,461		35.12%		9,854
	Delaware		5,302		54.00%		4,244		43.22%		177		1.80%		96		0.98%		1,058		10.78%		9,819
	Dewey		1,943		67.56%		826		28.72%		70		2.43%		37		1.29%		1,117		38.84%		2,876
	Ellis		1,908		74.82%		561		22.00%		54		2.12%		27		1.06%		1,347		52.82%		2,550
	Garfield		17,989		72.45%		5,718		23.03%		846		3.41%		275		1.11%		12,271		49.42%		24,828
	Garvin		5,520		50.83%		5,033		46.34%		210		1.93%		97		0.89%		487		4.49%		10,860
	Grady		8,131		58.20%		5,330		38.15%		351		2.51%		159		1.14%		2,801		20.05%		13,971
	Grant		2,411		69.44%		927		26.70%		84		2.42%		50		1.44%		1,484		42.74%		3,472
	Greer		1,535		49.53%		1,492		48.14%		48		1.55%		24		0.77%		43		1.39%		3,099
	Harmon		676		40.48%		961		57.54%		21		1.26%		12		0.72%		-285		-17.06%		1,670
	Harper		1,652		74.08%		517		23.18%		40		1.79%		21		0.94%		1,135		50.90%		2,230
	Haskell		2,024		40.39%		2,874		57.35%		65		1.30%		48		0.96%		-850		-16.96%		5,011
	Hughes		2,170		39.35%		3,211		58.22%		85		1.54%		49		0.89%		-1,041		-18.87%		5,515
	Jackson		4,327		50.58%		4,031		47.12%		144		1.68%		52		0.61%		296		3.46%		8,554
	Jefferson		1,440		43.22%		1,812		54.38%		55		1.65%		25		0.75%		-372		-11.16%		3,332
	Johnston		1,701		44.10%		2,066		53.56%		57		1.48%		33		0.86%		-365		-9.46%		3,857
	Kay		15,004		67.17%		6,449		28.87%		665		2.98%		219		0.98%		8,555		38.30%		22,337
	Kingfisher		4,962		77.31%		1,282		19.98%		122		1.90%		52		0.81%		3,680		57.33%		6,418
	Kiowa		2,636		51.44%		2,372		46.29%		88		1.72%		28		0.55%		264		5.15%		5,124
	Latimer		1,737		43.80%		2,105		53.08%		71		1.79%		53		1.34%		-368		-9.28%		3,966
	LeFlore		6,807		49.47%		6,668		48.46%		174		1.26%		110		0.80%		139		1.01%		13,759
	Lincoln		6,064		63.27%		3,231		33.71%		204		2.13%		86		0.90%		2,833		29.56%		9,585
	Logan		6,311		63.16%		3,246		32.49%		259		2.59%		176		1.76%		3,065		30.67%		9,992
	Love		1,449		47.12%		1,578		51.32%		31		1.01%		17		0.55%		-129		-4.20%		3,075
	McClain		4,284		56.87%		2,990		39.69%		185		2.46%		74		0.98%		1,294		17.18%		7,533
	McCurtain		5,189		45.63%		5,953		52.35%		149		1.31%		81		0.71%		-764		-6.72%		11,372
	McIntosh		2,925		43.25%		3,654		54.03%		118		1.74%		66		0.98%		-729		-10.78%		6,763
	Major		3,059		81.81%		584		15.62%		62		1.66%		34		0.91%		2,475		66.19%		3,739
	Marshall		1,961		46.75%		2,157		51.42%		52		1.24%		25		0.60%		-196		-4.67%		4,195
	Mayes		6,633		53.67%		5,344		43.24%		256		2.07%		125		1.01%		1,289		10.43%		12,358
	Murray		2,494		49.22%		2,384		47.05%		126		2.49%		63		1.24%		110		2.17%		5,067
	Muskogee		11,511		44.76%		13,341		51.88%		633		2.46%		230		0.89%		-1,830		-7.12%		25,715
	Noble		3,663		69.90%		1,398		26.68%		124		2.37%		55		1.05%		2,265		43.22%		5,240
	Nowata		2,640		59.06%		1,694		37.90%		75		1.68%		61		1.36%		946		21.16%		4,470
	Okfuskee		2,126		48.31%		2,177		49.47%		58		1.32%		40		0.91%		-51		-1.16%		4,401
	Oklahoma		139,538		66.05%		58,765		27.81%		9,190		4.35%		3,780		1.79%		80,773		38.24%		211,273
	Okmulgee		6,652		46.57%		7,236		50.65%		286		2.00%		111		0.78%		-584		-4.08%		14,285
	Osage		8,044		56.46%		5,687		39.92%		363		2.55%		152		1.07%		2,357		16.54%		14,246
	Ottawa		6,362		49.25%		6,143		47.55%		317		2.45%		97		0.75%		219		1.70%		12,919
	Pawnee		3,902		63.44%		2,020		32.84%		161		2.62%		68		1.11%		1,882		30.60%		6,151
	Payne		15,955		62.10%		7,466		29.06%		1,812		7.05%		458		1.78%		8,489		33.04%		25,691
	Pittsburg		7,062		44.54%		8,292		52.29%		339		2.14%		164		1.03%		-1,230		-7.75%		15,857
	Pontotoc		6,232		49.34%		5,942		47.04%		335		2.65%		122		0.97%		290		2.30%		12,631
	Pottawatomie		12,466		57.05%		8,526		39.02%		625		2.86%		233		1.07%		3,940		18.03%		21,850
	Pushmataha		1,989		41.65%		2,666		55.83%		65		1.36%		55		1.15%		-677		-14.18%		4,775
	Roger Mills		1,221		56.24%		877		40.40%		50		2.30%		23		1.06%		344		15.84%		2,171
	Rogers		11,581		62.12%		6,399		34.33%		461		2.47%		201		1.08%		5,182		27.79%		18,642
	Seminole		5,067		49.95%		4,726		46.58%		224		2.21%		128		1.26%		341		3.37%		10,145
	Sequoyah		5,987		53.24%		4,983		44.31%		178		1.58%		98		0.87%		1,004		8.93%		11,246
	Stephens		10,199		57.13%		7,191		40.28%		310		1.74%		152		0.85%		3,008		16.85%		17,852
	Texas		5,503		77.52%		1,451		20.44%		93		1.31%		52		0.73%		4,052		57.08%		7,099
	Tillman		2,450		52.27%		2,144		45.74%		69		1.47%		24		0.51%		306		6.53%		4,687
	Tulsa		124,643		66.25%		53,438		28.40%		7,802		4.15%		2,265		1.20%		71,205		37.85%		188,148
	Wagoner		8,969		60.90%		5,235		35.55%		369		2.51%		154		1.05%		3,734		25.35%		14,727
	Washington		16,563		70.47%		5,854		24.91%		851		3.62%		235		1.00%		10,709		45.56%		23,503
	Washita		3,206		59.67%		2,044		38.04%		71		1.32%		52		0.97%		1,162		21.63%		5,373
	Woods		3,592		68.97%		1,364		26.19%		191		3.67%		61		1.17%		2,228		42.78%		5,208
	Woodward		5,318		72.96%		1,703		23.36%		175		2.40%		93		1.28%		3,615		49.60%		7,289
Totals	695,570	60.50%	402,026	34.97%	38,284	3.33%	13,828	1.20%	293,544	25.53%	1,149,708

Counties that flipped Democratic to Republican

• Adair
• Beckham
• Caddo
• Cherokee
• Carter
• Cimarron
• Cotton
• Craig
• Creek
• Delaware
• Dewey
• Garvin
• Grady
• Grant
• Greer
• Jackson
• Kiowa
• LeFlore
• Lincoln
• Logan
• McClain
• Mayes
• Murray
• Nowata
• Osage
• Ottawa
• Pontotoc
• Pottawatomie
• Roger Mills
• Rogers
• Seminole
• Sequoyah
• Stephens
• Tillman
• Wagoner
• Washita

Slates of Electors

Democrat: Tobie Branch, Joe Johnson, Marzee Douglas, Sweet Pea Abernathy, Linnie Clayton Spann, Al Tesio, Loretta Jackson, Bert Russell

Republican: Robert Scott Petty, Lanny Joe Reed, Frank Douglas Stickney Sr, Ronald Neal Allen, Thomas J. Harris, Kenneth Floyd Musick, Grace Ward Boulton, Paul E. Thornbrugh

Libertarian: Mary Laurent, Fred Bross, Loren Baker, Roger Phares, Anatolly Arutunoff, Thomas Winter, Paul Woodard, Charles Burris

Independent: Aileen E. Ginther, Juanita L. Learned, Arlie J. Nixon, Linda M. Remer, James Heinicke, John Lowe, Laura Shepperd, John W. Reskovac Sr ^[3]

See also

• United States presidential elections in Oklahoma
• Presidency of Ronald Reagan

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1980 Presidential General Election Results - Oklahoma. Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas.
2. News: Gust. Steve. Oklahoma student who attended Democratic National Convention anticipates lifetime in politics. The Oklahoman. October 6, 2012. May 22, 2015.
3. Web site: 1980 Primary Election Results. www.ok.gov. https://web.archive.org/web/20200828142125/https://www.ok.gov/elections/documents/1980_RESULTS.pdf. August 28, 2020.