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John B. Anderson

American politician

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election of 1980

  • Jimmy Carter
    In Jimmy Carter: Presidency of Jimmy Carter

    …the electoral college (third-party candidate John Anderson captured 7 percent of the vote). In the late 1980s, allegations surfaced that the Reagan campaign had made a secret agreement with the government of Iran to ensure that the hostages were not released before the election (thus preventing an “October Surprise” that…

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  • Ronald Reagan
    In Ronald Reagan: Election of 1980

    …day Reagan defeated Carter and John Anderson (who ran as an independent) with slightly more than half the popular vote, against Carter’s 41 percent and Anderson’s 7 percent. The vote in the electoral college was 489 to Carter’s 49.

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  • Ronald Reagan
    In United States presidential election of 1980: The Republican nomination

    …and Lowell Weicker (Connecticut); Representatives John Anderson and Philip Crane (both of Illinois); former Treasury secretary and Texas governor John Connally; and former representative and Central Intelligence Agency director George Bush.

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  • United States of America
    In United States: Domestic policy

    …the Republican nominee, while Republican John B. Anderson of Illinois headed a third ticket and received 5.6 million votes. Reagan easily defeated the discredited Carter, and the Republicans gained control of the Senate for the first time since 1954.

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