The US Election of 1980 - Statistics

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Question	Answer	% Correct
For which party did the winning candidate run for?	Republican	100%
Who won the election?	Ronald Reagan	100%
Which party was the losing incumbent from?	Democratic	98%
Which state did the winning candidate previously govern?	California	97%
Who was the losing incumbent president?	Jimmy Carter	97%
Who became Vice President?	George H. W. Bush	91%
Which state did the incumbent once govern over?	Georgia	87%
Name any state that the incumbent carried other than his home state.	DC, West Virginia, Rhode Island, Maryland, Minnesota, Hawaii	79%
Who was the losing incumbent vice president?	Walter Mondale	68%
Which diplomatic standoff occurred during the election that hurt the incumbent's race?	Iran Hostage Crisis	62%
Which was the closest state?	Massachusetts (.15%)	40%
Who was the challenger the incumbent faced in the primaries?	Ted Kennedy	36%
What was the name of the major Independent candidate?	John B. Anderson	30%

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