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The 1980 United States presidential election in Minnesota took place on November 4 1980 in Minnesota as part of the 1980 United States presidential election.The Democratic Party candidate incumbent President Jimmy Carter won the state over former California Governor Ronald Reagan by 80933 votes giving him one of just seven victories in the election (other than Minnesota Carter also carried Maryland West Virginia Hawaii Rhode Island the District of Columbia and his home state of Georgia).Nationally Reagan won the election with 489 electoral votes and 50.75% of the popular vote.
