1980 Republican Party presidential primaries

1980 Republican Party presidential primaries

← 1976 January 21 to June 28, 1980 1984 →
1,990 delegates to the Republican National Convention 996 (majority) votes needed to win
Candidate Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush John B. Anderson Home state California Texas Illinois Delegate count 1,407 250 59 Contests won 42 9 0 Popular vote 7,709,793 3,070,033 1,572,174 Percentage 59.79% 23.81% 12.19%
First place by first-instance vote First place by delegate allocation First place by convention roll call      Reagan      Bush      Uncommitted
Previous Republican nominee Gerald Ford Republican nominee Ronald Reagan

From January 21 to June 28, 1980, voters of the Republican Party chose its nominee for president in the 1980 United States presidential election. Retired Hollywood actor and two-term California governor Ronald Reagan was selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the Republican National Convention held from July 14 to 17, 1980, in Detroit, Michigan. This was the last Republican primary which featured the nominee choosing a fellow candidate as his running mate.