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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]
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Democratic Party nominee and incumbent president Jimmy Carter won the poll with over 55% of the vote.
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% |
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