Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
The 1980 Illinois Republican presidential primary was held on March 18, 1980, in the U.S. state of Illinois as one of the Republican Party's statewide nomination contests ahead of the 1980 presidential election. The primary was a so-called "blind primary" or "loophole primary".
An election was held for three of nine seats for Trustees of University of Illinois system. The election saw the reelection first-term incumbent Democratic Nina T. Shepherd and the election of new members, Republicans Galey S. Day and Dean E. Madden. [1] [4] First-term incumbent Democrats Arthur R. Velasquez and Robert J. Lenz lost reelection ...
Following is a table of United States presidential elections in Illinois, ordered by year. Since its admission to statehood in 1818, Illinois has participated in every U.S. presidential election. From 1896 to 1996, Illinois was a bellwether state, voting for the winner of the presidential election 24 of 26 times, the exceptions being 1916 and 1976.
for Vice President: U.S. Representative from Illinois (1961–1981) ... Debates among candidates for the 1980 U.S. presidential election No. Date Host Location
In 1980, he ran an independent campaign for president, receiving 6.6% of the popular vote. Born in Rockford, Illinois , Anderson practiced law after serving in the Army during World War II . After a stint in the United States Foreign Service , he won election as the State's Attorney for Winnebago County, Illinois .
From January 21 to June 3, 1980, voters of the Democratic Party chose its nominee for president in the 1980 United States presidential election.Incumbent President Jimmy Carter was again selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses, culminating in the 1980 Democratic National Convention, held from August 11 to 14, 1980, in New York City.
This article is a list of United States presidential candidates. The first U.S. presidential election was held in 1788–1789, followed by the second in 1792. Presidential elections have been held every four years thereafter. Presidential candidates win the election by winning a majority of the electoral vote.
1930s • 1940s • 1950s • 1960s • 1970s • 1980s • 1990s • 2000s • 2010s • 2020s • 2030s For more information, see Elections in Illinois Subcategories