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United States presidential election of 1980
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Date November 4, 1980
Participants John B. Anderson • George H.W. Bush • Jimmy Carter • Edward E. Clark • Barry Commoner • Walter Mondale • Ronald Reagan • Gus Hall

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John B. Anderson
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