1980 United States presidential straw poll in Guam
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The 1980 United States presidential straw poll in Guam was the first presidential straw poll held in Guam on November 4, 1980.[1] Guam is a territory and not a state. Thus, it is ineligible to elect members of the Electoral College, who would then in turn cast direct electoral votes for president and for vice president.[2] To draw attention to this fact, the territory conducts a non-binding presidential straw poll during the general election as if they did elect members to the Electoral College.[3]
Democratic Party nominee and incumbent president Jimmy Carter won the poll with over 55% of the vote.
Results
[edit]Though the votes of Guam citizens do not count in the November general election, the territory nonetheless conducts a presidential straw poll to gauge islanders' preference for president every election year. The poll has been held in Guam during every presidential election since 1980.[1]
The voters had the option between four candidates, then Democratic incumbent president Jimmy Carter, Republican Ronald Reagan, former-Republican challenger to Ronald Reagan independent candidate John B. Anderson and libertarian candidate Edward Clark.
The election had 97.3% valid votes, with 2.7% of them being invalid.[4] The votes overwhelmingly favored Jimmy Carter, with Ronald Reagan coming second.
| 1980 United States presidential straw poll in Guam[4] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Jimmy Carter | Walter Mondale | 14,352 | 55.4% | |
| Republican | Ronald Reagan | George H.W. Bush | 9,658 | 37.3% | |
| Independent | John B. Anderson | Patrick Lucey | 954 | 3.7% | |
| Libertarian | Edward Clark | David Hamilton Koch | 203 | 0.8% | |
| Totals | 25,883 | 100.00% | |||
See also
[edit]- 1980 United States presidential election
- 1980 Democratic Party primaries
- 1980 Republican Party primaries
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Guam's Straw Poll Picks Obama, Overwhelmingly". NPR.org. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
- ^ "Where is Guam and what is its relationship to the U.S.? Key facts about Guam". MPR News. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
- ^ "Guam Legislature Moves General Election Presidential Vote to the September Primary". Ballot-Access.org. July 10, 2008. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
- ^ a b "ECAR 1980.pdf". Google Docs. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
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