March 18.1980
while in a motorcade traveling through Chicago. president John Glen is struck by a assassins bullet is declared dead on a rival at local hospital
His casket is flown to D.C. where he will remain in the rotunda. a marine guard will stand by his grave in Arlington cemetery in as the never ending flame starts to fire.
president James Earl Carter goes on national television to speak to a grieving nation.
"My fellow American"s not only has the country lost a leader we have have lost a great man. as i complete the late president Glenn's term and run for one of my own i plan on completing his work."
president Carter did not plan on making 1980 the year he ran for president but now the mantle of power was firmly in his hands.
Previously, poll"s showed president Glenn defeating former vice president Ronald Reagan and Independent candidate 51% to 37% 12% respectively now it shows president Carter winning 67% to Reagan 33% to Anderson"s 9 %
1980 United States presidential election
← 1976November 4, 19801984 →
All 538 electoral votes of the Electoral College
270 electoral votes needed to win Turnout 52.6%[1]
0.9 ppNominee Party Home state Running mate Electoral vote States carried Popular vote Percentage
Ronald ReaganJimmy CarterJohn B. Anderson
Republican Democratic Independent
California Georgia Illinois
George H. W. Bush Walter Mondale Patrick Lucey
88 449 0
13,903, 23035,480,15 7,19,85
Presidential election results map. Red denotes states won by Reagan/Bush, blue denotes those won by Carter/Mondale. Numbers indicate the electoral votes per state.
President before election
Jimmy Carter
Democratic
President after election
Jimmy Carter
Democratic
while in a motorcade traveling through Chicago. president John Glen is struck by a assassins bullet is declared dead on a rival at local hospital
His casket is flown to D.C. where he will remain in the rotunda. a marine guard will stand by his grave in Arlington cemetery in as the never ending flame starts to fire.
president James Earl Carter goes on national television to speak to a grieving nation.
"My fellow American"s not only has the country lost a leader we have have lost a great man. as i complete the late president Glenn's term and run for one of my own i plan on completing his work."
president Carter did not plan on making 1980 the year he ran for president but now the mantle of power was firmly in his hands.
Previously, poll"s showed president Glenn defeating former vice president Ronald Reagan and Independent candidate 51% to 37% 12% respectively now it shows president Carter winning 67% to Reagan 33% to Anderson"s 9 %
1980 United States presidential election
← 1976November 4, 19801984 →
All 538 electoral votes of the Electoral College
270 electoral votes needed to win Turnout 52.6%[1]
Ronald ReaganJimmy CarterJohn B. Anderson
Republican Democratic Independent
California Georgia Illinois
George H. W. Bush Walter Mondale Patrick Lucey
88 449 0
13,903, 23035,480,15 7,19,85
Presidential election results map. Red denotes states won by Reagan/Bush, blue denotes those won by Carter/Mondale. Numbers indicate the electoral votes per state.
President before election
Jimmy Carter
Democratic
President after election
Jimmy Carter
Democratic
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