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The 1980 United States presidential election in New Jersey took place on November 4 1980. All 50 states and the District of Columbia were part of the 1980 United States presidential election. New Jersey voters chose 17 electors to the Electoral College which selected the President and Vice President.New Jersey was won by the Republican nominees former actor and Governor Ronald Reagan of California and former CIA Director George H.W. Bush of Texas.