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Reagan won the second-largest share of the Electoral College since 1820 (second only to Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1936 and the largest for a Republican), and the most raw electoral votes ever received by a candidate. As of 2025, Reagan is the last Republican to sweep all of New England, and this is the last time any candidate won the popular ...
Shortly after the beginning of his term as California governor, Reagan tested the presidential waters in 1968 as part of a "Stop Nixon" movement, hoping to cut into Nixon's Southern support [18] and be a compromise candidate [19] if neither Nixon nor second-place Nelson Rockefeller received enough delegates to win on the first ballot at the Republican convention.
[6] [7] Reagan's reelection was confirmed by the Electoral College on December 17 [8] and certified by the joint session of the U.S. Congress on January 7, 1985. [9] At 73 years old, Reagan was then the oldest incumbent president to win a presidential election. He was inaugurated for his second term on January 20, 1985.
Ronald Reagan and running mate George H. W. Bush defeated the Carter-Mondale ticket by almost 10 percentage points in the popular vote. The electoral college vote was a landslide, with 489 votes (representing 44 states) for Reagan and 49 for Carter (representing six states and Washington, D.C.).
The president was fighting for a second term on multiple fronts, fending off a Democratic primary challenge from Sen. Ted Kennedy while also campaigning against Republican opponent Ronald Reagan ...
Reagan and his allies, including his vice president George H. W. Bush, would strongly deny involvement in any efforts to delay return of the hostages as rumors and accusations cropped up over the ...
Ronald Wilson Reagan [a] (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was an American politician and actor who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. He was a member of the Republican Party and became an important figure in the American conservative movement.
On May 26, Bush; Reagan's remaining opponent for the Republican nomination conceded defeat and urged his supporters to support Reagan. [47] On June 3 (Super Tuesday), Reagan won all nine primaries. [48] With the end of the primaries, Reagan had won 59.8 percent votes to Bush's 23.8 percent and Anderson's 12.2 percent. [24]