The 1980 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses were held on January 21, 1980, as part of the Democratic Party primaries for the 1980 United States presidential election. 200 total pledged delegates to the 1980 Democratic National Convention were allocated to presidential candidates.[1] Incumbent President Jimmy Carter won the contest.
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The Iowa caucuses were the first-in-the-nation Democratic presidential nominating contest, then there were other delegates from the county, district and state convention. President Jimmy Carter won the caucus by a total of 31 pledged delegates to the Democratic National Convention. California Governor Jerry Brown did not appear on the ballot.
Delegates
editThe Iowa caucuses precinct caucuses were held on January 21 and then there were other delegates from the county, district and state convention, for a total of 200 delegates. So the popular vote will be changed.[2]
50 delegates were from the county, 50 delegates were from the district and finally 50 delegates from the state convention, President Jimmy Carter and Senator Ted Kennedy received both popular votes in county and delegates in state convention and district, Jimmy Carter received 21 delegates from district and 10 delegates from state convention, got 3,796 popular votes of total in caucuses and county, Ted Kennedy received 23 delegates from district to state convention respectively and got 2,084 popular votes in total at caucuses and county.[3][4][5]
Results
editIncumbent President Jimmy Carter won by 31 delegates while U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy received 23 delegates. Another candidate, Uncommitted, received 418 popular votes and 2 delegates from district.[6] Governor of California Jerry Brown didn't appear on the ballot.[7][8][9]
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Actual delegate count | ||
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| Bound | Unbound | Total | |||
| Jimmy Carter | 3,796 | 59.16% | 31 | 31 | |
| Ted Kennedy | 2,084 | 31.23% | 23 | 23 | |
| Uncommitted | 418 | 9.61% | 2 | 2 | |
| Total | 6,298 | 100.0% | 56 | 56 | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "The Green Papers: Historical Data". www.thegreenpapers.com. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
- ^ "Iowa Vote: What Happened and Why". Washington Post. 2023-12-22. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
- ^ "Jan 22, 1980, page 1 - The Gazette at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
- ^ "Mar 10, 1980, page 3 - The Des Moines Register at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
- ^ "Jun 15, 1980, page 10 - The Des Moines Register at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
- ^ "Here's a List of Iowa Caucus Winners Since 1972". ThoughtCo. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
- ^ "Article clipped from The Courier-Journal". The Courier-Journal. 1980-02-03. p. 51. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
- ^ Times, Adam Clymer Special To the New York (1980-01-23). "Candidates Shifting Tactics; Reagan to Step Up Drive BUSH UPSET IN IOWA STUNS REAGAN CAMP Republican Results Democratic Results". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
- ^ Winebrenner, Hugh; Goldford, Dennis J. (2010). The Iowa Precinct Caucuses: The Making of a Media Event, Third Edition. University of Iowa Press. ISBN 978-1-58729-954-4.