1980 Democratic Party presidential primaries

Selection of the Democratic Party nominee

1980 Democratic Party presidential primaries

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3,346 delegates to the 1980 Democratic National Convention
1,674 delegates votes needed to win
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Candidate  | Jimmy Carter | Ted Kennedy
Home state  | Georgia | Massachusetts
Delegate count  | 1,984 [a][1]
| 1,237 [b][2]

Contests won  | 37 | 13
Popular vote  | 10,043,016 | 7,381,693
Percentage  | 51.1% | 37.6%

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First place by first-instance vote

First place by delegate allocation

First place by convention roll call

Carter Kennedy Uncommitted

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| Previous Democratic nominee

Jimmy Carter

| Democratic nominee

Jimmy Carter

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From January 21 to June 3, 1980, voters of the Democratic Party chose its nominee for president in the 1980 United States presidential election. Incumbent President Jimmy Carter was again selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses, culminating in the 1980 Democratic National Convention, held from August 11 to 14, 1980, in New York City.

Carter faced a major primary challenger in Senator Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts, who won 12 contests and received more than seven million votes nationwide, enough for him to refuse to concede the nomination until the second day of the convention. This remains the last primary election in which an incumbent president's party nomination was still contested going into the convention.

Jimmy Carter would be the last incumbent president to lose a primary in any contest, until Joe Biden lost to Jason Palmer in the 2024 American Samoa Democratic presidential caucuses.[3] For the Democrats in 1980 a then-record of 37 primary races were held.[4]

## Primary race

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At the time, Iran was experiencing a major uprising that severely damaged its oil infrastructure and greatly weakened its capability to produce oil.[5] In January 1979, shortly after Iran's leader Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi fled the country, lead Iranian opposition figure Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returned from a 14-year exile and with the help of the Iranian people toppled the Shah which in turn led to the installation of a new government that was hostile towards the United States.[5] The damage that resulted from Khomeini's rise to power was soon felt throughout many American cities.[5] In the spring and summer of 1979 inflation was on the rise and various parts of the country were experiencing energy shortages.[6] The gas lines last seen just after the Arab/Israeli war of 1973 were back and President Carter was widely blamed.

President Carter's approval ratings were very low—28% according to Gallup,[7] with some other polls giving even lower numbers. In July Carter returned from Camp David and announced a reshuffling of his cabinet on national television, giving a speech whose downcast demeanor resulted in it being widely labelled the "malaise speech." While the speech caused a brief upswing in the president's approval rating, the decision to dismiss several cabinet members was widely seen as a rash act of desperation, causing his approval rating to plummet back into the twenties. Some Democrats felt it worth the risk to mount a challenge to Carter in the primaries. Although Hugh Carey and William Proxmire decided not to run, Senator Edward M. Kennedy finally made his long-expected run at the presidency.

Ted Kennedy had been asked to take his brother Robert's place at the 1968 Democratic National Convention and had refused. He ran for Senate Majority Whip in 1969, with many thinking that he was going to use this as a platform for the 1972 race.[8] However, then came the notorious Chappaquiddick incident that killed Kennedy's car passenger Mary Jo Kopechne. Kennedy subsequently refused to run for president in 1972 and 1976. Many of his supporters suspected that Chappaquiddick had destroyed any ability he had to win on a national level. Despite this, in the summer of 1979, Kennedy consulted with his extended family, and that fall, he let it leak out that because of Carter's failings, 1980 might indeed be the year he would try for the nomination. Gallup had him beating the president by over two to one, but Carter remained confident, famously claiming at a June White House gathering of Congressmen that if Kennedy ran against him in the primary, he would "whip his ass."[9]

Kennedy's official announcement was scheduled for early November. A television interview with Roger Mudd of CBS a few days before the announcement went badly, however. Kennedy gave an "incoherent and repetitive"[10] answer to the question of why he was running, and the polls, which showed him leading the President by 58–25 in August now had him ahead 49–39.[11] Meanwhile, U.S. animosity towards the Khomeini régime greatly accelerated after 52 American hostages were taken by a group of Islamist students and militants at the U.S. embassy in Tehran and Carter's approval ratings jumped in the 60-percent range in some polls, due to a "rally ‘round the flag" effect[12] and an appreciation of Carter's calm handling of the crisis. Kennedy was suddenly left far behind. Carter beat Kennedy decisively in Iowa and New Hampshire. Carter decisively defeated Kennedy everywhere except Massachusetts, until impatience began to build with the President's strategy on Iran. When the primaries in New York and Connecticut came around, it was Kennedy who won.

Momentum built for Ted Kennedy after Carter's attempt to rescue the hostages on April 25 ended in disaster and drew further skepticism towards Carter's leadership ability.[13] Nevertheless, Carter was still able to maintain a substantial lead even after Kennedy won the key states of California and New Jersey in June. Despite this, Kennedy refused to drop out, and the 1980 Democratic National Convention was one of the nastiest on record. On the penultimate day, Kennedy conceded the nomination and called for a more liberal party platform in the Dream Shall Never Die speech, considered by many as the best speech of his career, and one of the best political speeches of the 20th Century.[14] On the stage on the final day, Kennedy for the most part ignored Carter.

## Candidates

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### Nominee

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Candidate  | Most recent office  | Home state  | Campaign

Withdrawal date

| Popular

vote

| Contests won  | Running mate

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Jimmy Carter |  |  | President of the United States
(1977–1981)  |
Georgia |

(Campaign • Positions)
Secured nomination: August 11, 1980

| 10,043,016
(51.13%) | 36
IA, ME, NH, VT, AL, FL, GA, PR, IL, KS, WI, LA, TX, IN, NC, TN, NE, MD, OK, AR ID, KY, NV, MT, OH, WV, MO, OR, WA  | Walter Mondale

### Withdrew during primaries or convention

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Candidate  | Most recent office  | Home state  | Campaign

Withdrawal date

| Popular Vote  | Contests Won

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Ted Kennedy |  |  | U.S. Senator
from Massachusetts
(1962–2009)  |
Massachusetts |

(Campaign)
Withdrew at convention: August 11, 1980

| 7,381,693
(37.58%) | 12
AZ, MA, CT, NY, PA, ND, DC, CA, NJ, NM, RI, SD, VT, AK, MI

### Other candidates

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* Jerry Brown, Governor of California
* Cliff Finch, Governor of Mississippi
* Alice Tripp, activist from Minnesota

Far-right politician David Duke tried to run for the Democratic presidential nomination. Despite being six years too young to be qualified to run for president, Duke attempted to place his name onto the ballot in twelve states stating that he wanted to be a power broker who could "select issues and form a platform representing the majority of this country" at the Democratic National Convention.[15][16]

## Results

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Tablemaker's Note:[c]

Date
(daily totals) | Contest  | Total
pledged delegates

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Delegates won and popular vote
Jimmy Carter  | Ted Kennedy  | Jerry Brown  | Lyndon LaRouche  | Others  | Uncommitted
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
January 21  | Iowa
Caucuses[17][d]
3,220 SDs | 0 (of 50) | 1,830 SDs
(56.83%) | 968 SDs
(30.06%)  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 297 SDs
(9.22%)
February 10  | Maine
Caucuses[18][e]
2,247 SDs
33,326 | 0 (of 50) | 1,017 SDs
(45.26%)
14,528
(43.59%) | 847 SDs
(37.69%)
13,384
(40.16%)  | 263 SDs
(11.70%)
4,626
(13.88%)  | \-  | \-  | 52 SDs
(2.31%)
793
(2.38%)
February 26  | Minnesota
Caucuses[19][f] | 0 (of 75) | (~73.7%) | (~10.4%)  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-
New Hampshire
Primary[20]
111,930 | 19 (of 19) | 10 Del.
52,692
(47.08%) | 9 Del.
41,745
(37.30%)  | 10,743
(9.60%)  | 2,326
(2.08%)  | 4,424 WI
(3.95%)  | \-
March 4  | Massachusetts
Primary[21]
907,323 | 111 (of 111) | 34 Del.
260,401
(28.70%)  | 77 Del.
590,393
(65.07%) | 31,498
(3.47%)  | \-  | 5,368 WI
(0.59%)  | 19,663
(2.17%)
Vermont
Primary[22]
39,703 | 0 (of 12) | 29,015
(73.08%) | 10,135
(25.53%)  | 358 WI
(0.90%)  | 6 WI
(0.02%)  | 189
(0.48%)  | \-
March 8  | Iowa
County Conventions[23]
3,220 SDs | 0 (of 50) | 1,966 SDs
(61.06%) | 1,116 SDs
(34.66%)  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 121 SDs
(3.76%)
March 11  | Alabama
Primary[24]
237,464 | 45 (of 45) | 43 Del.
193,734
(81.59%) | 2 Del.
31,382
(13.22%)  | 9,529
(4.01%)  | 1,149
(0.48%)  | \-  | 1,670
(0.70%)
Alaska
Caucuses[25][g]
2,367 SDs | 0 (of 11) | 392 SDs
(16.56%)  | 110 SDs
(4.65%)  | 10 SDs
(0.42%)  | \-  | \-  | 847 SDs
(35.78%)
Florida
Primary[26]
1,098,003 | 99 (of 99) | 76 Del.
666,321
(60.69%) | 23 Del.
254,727
(23.20%)  | 53,474
(4.87%)  | \-  | 19,160
(1.75%)  | 1 Del.104,321
(9.50%)
Georgia
Primary[27]
384,780 | 63 (of 63) | 62 Del.
338,772
(88.04%) | 1 Del.
32,315
(8.40%)  | 7,255
(1.89%)  | \-  | 2,731
(0.71%)  | 3,707 [h]
(0.96%)
Oklahoma
Caucuses[28][i] | 0 (of 42) | 4,638 CDs
(76.07%) | 593 CDs
(9.74%)  | 19 CDs
(0.31%)  | \-  | \-  | 847 CDs
(13.89%)
March 15  | Mississippi
Caucuses[29][j] | 0 (of 32) | (~78%) | (~5%)  | (~1%)  | \-  | (~1%)  | (~16%)
South Carolina
Caucuses[30][k]
11,107 CDs | 0 (of 37) | 7,035 CDs
(63.34%) | 579 CDs
(5.21%)  | 7 CDs
(0.06%)  | \-  | \-  | 3,486 CDs
(31.39%)
March 16  | Puerto Rico
Primary[31]
870,235 | 41 (of 41) | 21 Del.
449,681
(51.67%) | 20 Del.
418,068
(48.04%)  | 1,660
(0.19%)  | \-  | 826
(0.10%)  | \-
March 18  | Illinois
Pres. Primary[32]
1,201,067 | 0 (of 179) | 780,787
(65.01%) | 359,875
(29.96%)  | 39,168
(3.26%)  | 19,192
(1.60%)  | 2,045 WI
(1.77%)  | \-
Illinois
Del. Primary[33] | 179 (of 179) | 165 Del. | 14 Del.  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-
Washington
Caucuses[34]
9,811 CDs | 0 (of 57) | 5,264 CDs
(53.65%) | 2,491 CDs
(25.39%)  | 63 CDs
(0.64%)  | \-  | \-  | 1,993 CDs
(20.31%)
March 22  | Virginia
Caucuses[35][l]
2,999 SDs | 0 (of 64) | 2,169 SDs
(72.32%) | 355 SDs
(11.84%)  | 1 SD
(0.03%)  | \-  | \-  | 186 SDs
(6.20%)
March 24  | South Carolina
County Conventions[36][m]
11,107 CDs | 0 (of 37) | (~69%) | (~6%)  | \-  | \-  | \-  | (~25%)
March 25  | Connecticut
Primary[37]
210,275 | 54 (of 54) | 25 Del.
87,207
(41.47%)  | 29 Del.
98,662
(46.92%) | 5,386
(2.56%)  | 5,617
(2.67%)  | \-  | 13,403
(6.37%)
New York
Primary[38][39]
989,062 | 282 (of 282) | 118 Del.
406,305
(41.08%)  | 164 Del.
582,757
(58.92%) | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-
March 29  | Oklahoma
County Conventions[40]
932 SDs | 0 (of 42) | 723 SDs
(77.58%) | 88 SDs
(9.44%)  | \-  | \-  | 1 SDs
(0.11%)  | 120 SDs
(12.88%)
April 1  | Kansas
Primary[41]
193,918 | 37 (of 37) | 23 Del.
109,807
(56.63%) | 14 Del.
61,318
(31.62%)  | 9,434
(4.87%)  | \-  | 2,196[n]
(1.13%)  | 9,434
(4.87%)
Wisconsin
Primary[42]
629,619 | 75 (of 75) | 48 Del.
353,662
(56.17%) | 26 Del.
189,520
(30.10%)  | 1 Del.
74,496
(11.83%)  | 6,896
(1.10%)  | 2,351[o]
(0.37%)  | 2,694
(0.43%)
April 5  | Louisiana
Primary[43]
358,741 | 51 (of 51) | 39 Del.
199,956
(55.74%) | 12 Del.
80,797
(22.52%)  | 16,774
(4.68%)  | \-  | 19,600[p]
(5.46%)  | 41,614
(11.60%)
April 6  | Mississippi
District Conventions[44] | 22 (of 32) | 22 Del. | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-
April 12  | Arizona
Caucuses[45][q]
19,600 | 0 (of 29) | 8,342
(42.56%)  | 10,241
(52.25%) | 95
(0.49%)  | \-  | 8 [r]
(0.04%)  | 914
(4.66%)
South Carolina
State Convention[46][s] | 37 (of 37) | 34 Del. | 1 Del.  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 2 Del.
Virginia
District Conventions[t][47] | 23 (of 64) | 21 Del. | 2 Del.  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-
April 17  | Idaho
Caucuses[48]
380 SDs | 17[u] (of 17) | 8 Del.
185 SDs
(48.68%) | 5 Del.
111 SDs
(29.21%)  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 4 Del.
84 SDs
(22.11%)
April 18  | Washington
County Conventions[49]
1,310 SDs | 0 (of 57) | 744 SDs
(56.79%) | 368 SDs
(28.09%)  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 198 SDs
(15.11%)
April 19  | Iowa
District Conventions[50] | 34 (of 50) | 21 Del. | 11 Del.  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 2 Del.
Minnesota
District Conventions[v][51] | 18 (of 75) | 12 Del. | 1 Del.  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 5 Del.
Mississippi
District Conventions[52] | 10 (of 32) | 10 Del. | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-
Oklahoma
District Conventions[53]
932 SDs | 29 (of 42) | 24 Del. | 3 Del.  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 2 Del.
Virginia
District Conventions[w][54] | 17 (of 64) | 14 Del. | 3 Del.  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-
April 22  | Missouri
Caucuses[55]
793 SDs | 0 (of 77) | 550 SDs
(69.36%) | 108 SDs
(13.62%)  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 135 SDs
(17.02%)
Pennsylvania
Primary[56]
1,613,223 | 185 (of 185) | 91 Del.
732,332
(45.40%)  | 94 Del.
736,854
(45.68%) | 37,669
(2.34%)  | \-  | 12,503 WI
(0.78%)  | 93,865
(5.82%)
Vermont
Caucuses[57]
1,535 SDs[x] | 0 (of 12) | 366 SDs
(23.84%)  | 516 SDs
(33.62%) | \-  | \-  | \-  | 262 SDs
(17.06%)
April 26  | Michigan caucuses  | 141 (of 141) | 7,567
46.68%[58] | 7,793
48.08%[58] | \-  | \-  | \-  | 5.24%[58]
May 3  | Minnesota
District Conventions[y][59] | 33 (of 75) | 15 Del. | 4 Del.  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 14 Del.
Oklahoma
State Convention[60]
932 SDs | 13 (of 42) | 10 Del. | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 3 Del.
Texas
Primary[61]
1,377,356 | 0 (of 152) | 770,390
(55.93%) | 314,129
(22.81%)  | 35,585
(2.58%)  | \-  | \-  | 257,252
(18.68%)
Virginia
District Conventions[z][62] | 17 (of 64) | 4 Del. | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-
May 5  | Colorado
Caucuses[aa][63][64][65]
2,918SDs | 0 (of 40) | 1,174 SDs
(40.23%) | 852 SDs
(29.20%)  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 892 SDs
(30.57%)
May 6  | Washington, D.C.
Primary[66]
64,150 | 19 (of 19) | 8 Del.
23,697
(36.94%)  | 11 Del.
39,561
(61.67%) | \-  | 892
(1.39%)  | \-  | \-
Indiana
Primary[67]
589,441 | 80 (of 80) | 53 Del.
398,949
(67.68%) | 27 Del.
190,492
(32.32%)  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-
North Carolina
Primary[68]
737,262 | 69 (of 69) | 53 Del.
516,778
(70.09%) | 13 Del.
130,684
(17.73%)  | 21,420
(2.91%)  | \-  | \-  | 68,380
(9.28%)
Tennessee
Primary[69]
294,680 | 55 (of 55) | 44 Del.
221,658
(75.22%) | 11 Del.
53,258
(18.07%)  | 5,612
(1.90%)  | 925
(0.31%)  | 1,684 [ab]
(0.57%)  | 11,515
(3.91%)
May 10  | Texas
Caucuses[70]
3,900 SDs[ac] | 0 (of 152) | 1,431 SDs
(36.69%) | 644 SDs
(16.51%)  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 312 SDs
(8.00%)
Wyoming
State Convention[71] | 11 (of 11) | 8 Del. | 3 Del.  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-
May 13  | Maryland
Primary[72]
477,090 | 30 (of 30) | 32 Del.
226,528
(47.48%) | 26 Del.
181,091
(37.96%)  | 14,313
(3.00%)  | 4,388
(0.92%)  | 4,891 [ad]
(1.03%)  | 1 Del.
45,879
(9.62%)
Nebraska
Primary[73]
153,881 | 24 (of 24) | 14 Del.
72,120
(46.87%) | 10 Del.
57,826
(37.58%)  | 5,478
(3.56%)  | 1,169
(0.76%)  | 1,247 WI
(0.81%)  | 16,041
(10.42%)
May 17  | Alaska
State Convention[74] | 11 (of 11) | 0.61 Del.  | 1.83 Del.  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 8.56 Del.
Maine
State Convention[75] | 22 (of 22) | 11 Del. | 11 Del. | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-
Virginia
State Convention[76] | 20 (of 64) | 20 Del. | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-
May 20
(116) | Michigan
Primary[77]
78,424 | 0 (of 141) | \-  | \-  | 23,043
(29.38%)  | 8,948
(11.41%)  | 10,048 WI
(12.81%)  | 36,385
(46.40%)
Oregon
Primary[78]
367,204 | 39 (of 39) | 26 Del.
208,693
(56.83%) | 13 Del.
114,651
(31.22%)  | 34,409
(9.37%)  | \-  | 9,451 WI
(2.57%)  | \-
Utah
Caucuses[79]
3,760 | 0 (of 20) | 1,779
(47.31%) | 876
(23.30%)  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1,105
(29.39%)
May 24  | Arizona
State Convention[80] | 22 (of 22) | 13 Del.  | 16 Del. | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-
Delaware
State Convention[81] | 14 (of 14) | 10 Del. | 4 Del.  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-
Vermont
State Convention[82] | 12 (of 12) | 5 Del.  | 7 Del. | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-
May 27  | Arkansas
Primary[83][84]
448,290 | 33 (of 33) | 23 Del.
269,375
(60.09%) | 5 Del.
78,542
(17.52%)  | \-  | \-  | 19,469 [ae]
(4.34%)  | 5 Del.
80,904
(18.05%)
Idaho
Primary[85]
50,482 | 0 (of 20) | 31,383
(62.17%) | 11,087
(21.96%)  | 2,078
(4.12%)  | \-  | \-  | 5,934
(11.76%)
Kentucky
Primary[86]
240,331 | 50 (of 50) | 38 Del.
160,819
(66.92%) | 12 Del.
55,167
(22.96%)  | \-  | \-  | 5,126 [af]
(2.13%)  | 19,219
(8.00%)
Nevada
Primary[87]
66,948 | 12 (of 12) | 5 Del.
25,159
(37.58%) | 3 Del.
19,296
(28.82%)  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 4 Del.
22,493
(33.60%)
May 30  | Hawaii
State Convention[88] | 19 (of 19) | 15 Del. | 4 Del.  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-
May 31  | Colorado
District Conventions[ag][89] | 6 (of 40) | 3 Del. | 2 Del.  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1 Del.
June 3  | California
Primary[90]
3,363,969 | 298 (of 298) | 137 Del.
1,266,276
(37.64%)  | 167 Del.
1,507,142
(44.80%) | 135,962
(4.04%)  | 71,779
(2.13%)  | 51 WI
(0.00%)  | 382,759
(11.38%)
Missouri
District Conventions[ah][91] | 53 (of 77) | 40 Del. | 5 Del.  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 8 Del.
Montana
Primary[92]
130,059 | 19 (of 19) | 10 Del.
66,922
(51.46%) | 9 Del.
47,671
(36.65%)  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 15,466
(11.89%)
New Jersey
Pres. Primary[93]
277,977 | 113 (of 113) | 45 Del.
212,387
(37.87%)  | 68 Del.
315,109
(56.18%) | \-  | 13,913
(2.48%)  | \-  | 19,499
(3.48%)
New Mexico
Primary[94]
159,364 | 20 (of 20) | 10 Del.
66,621
(41.80%)  | 10 Del.
73,721
(46.26%) | \-  | 4,798
(3.01%)  | 4,490[ai]
(2.82%)  | 9,734
(6.11%)
Ohio
Primary[95]
1,186,410 | 161 (of 161) | 84 Del.
605,744
(51.06%) | 77 Del.
523,874
(44.16%)  | \-  | 35,268
(2.97%)  | 21,524
(1.81%)  | \-
Rhode Island
Primary[96]
38,327 | 23 (of 23) | 6 Del.
9,907
(25.85%)  | 17 Del.
26,179
(68.30%) | 310
(0.81%)  | 1,160
(3.03%)  | \-  | 771
(2.01%)
South Dakota
Primary[97]
68,763 | 19 (of 19) | 9 Del.
31,251
(45.45%)  | 10 Del.
33,418
(48.60%) | \-  | \-  | \-  | 4,094
(5.95%)
West Virginia
Primary[98]
317,934 | 32 (of 32) | 24 Del.
197,687
(62.18%) | 8 Del.
120,247
(37.82%)  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-
June 7  | Minnesota
State Convention[99] | 24 (of 75) | 12 Del. | 7 Del.  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 5 Del.
June 8  | North Dakota
State Convention[100] | 14 (of 14) | 7 Del. | 5 Del.  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 2 Del.
June 14  | Colorado
State Convention[101] | 13 (of 40) | 6 Del. | 4 Del.  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 3 Del.
Colorado
District Conventions[aj][ak][102] | 21 (of 40) | 11 Del. | 8 Del.  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 2 Del.
Iowa
State Convention[103] | 16 (of 50) | 10 Del. | 6 Del.  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-
Missouri
State Convention[104] | 24 (of 77) | 17 Del. | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 7 Del.
Washington
State Convention[105] | 58 (of 58) | 36 Del. | 21 Del.  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1 Del.
June 21  | Texas
State Convention[106] | 152 (of 152) | 104 Del. | 38 Del.  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 10 Del.
July 12  | Utah
State Convention[107]
3,760 | 20 (of 20) | 10 Del. | 4 Del.  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 6 Del.
3,315 delegates
19,649,458 votes | 1,979.61
10,043,016
(51.11%) | 1,229.83
7,381,693
(37.57%) | 1
575,296
(2.93%) | 0
177,784
(0.91%) | 0
183,246
(0.93%) | 96.56
1,288,423
(6.56%)

## Endorsements

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Jimmy Carter

U.S. Senators

* Senator John Glenn of Ohio[108]
* Senator Joe Biden of Delaware
* Senator Abraham Ribicoff of Connecticut[109]

Federal Officials

* Former United Nations Ambassador Andrew Young[110]

Governors

* Governor Edward J. King of Massachusetts[111]
* Governor Brendan T. Byrne of New Jersey[112]

State Officials

* Treasurer Gertrude Donahey of Ohio[108]
* Secretary of State Anthony J. Celebrezze, Jr., of Ohio[108]
* State Senate president Oliver Ocasek of Ohio[108]
* State Representative Mary O. Boyle of Ohio[108]

Municipal Officials

* Mayor Dianne Feinstein of San Francisco[113]
* Mayor Maynard Jackson of Atlanta[114]
* Mayor William Donald Schaefer of Baltimore[115]

Individuals

* Glenn Watts, President of the Communications Workers of America[116]
* Singer Johnny Cash[117]
* Singer Tom T. Hall[117]
* Singer Willie Nelson[117]
* Musician Hank Snow[117]

Ted Kennedy

U.S. Senators

* Senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia, Senate Majority Leader
* Senator George McGovern of South Dakota, former presidential candidate[118]
* Senator Howard Metzenbaum of Ohio[108]
* Senator Henry M. "Scoop" Jackson of Washington
* Ambassador at Large and United States Coordinator for Refugee Affairs and Former Senator Dick Clark of Iowa[119]
* Senator Harrison A. Williams of New Jersey[120]
* Former Senator William Hathaway of Maine[121]
* Senator Paul Tsongas of Massachusetts[122]

House of Representatives

* Representative Ed Markey of Massachusetts[123]
* Representative Paul Simon of Illinois[124]
* Representative Chris Dodd of Connecticut[125]
* Representative Toby Moffett of Connecticut[125]
* Representative William R. Ratchford of Connecticut[125]
* Representative William R. Cotter of Connecticut[125]
* Representative Eugene Atkinson of Pennsylvania[126]
* Representative Barbara Mikulski of Maryland[115]
* Representative Louis Stokes of Ohio[108]
* Representative Mo Udall of Arizona[127]
* Representative Shirley Chisholm of New York[128]
* Representative Walter Fauntroy of the District of Columbia[129]

Cabinet Officials

* Stewart Udall, 37th United States Secretary of the Interior (1961-1969)[130]
* Roswell Gilpatrick, 10th Deputy Secretary of Defense (1961-1964)[131]

Governors

* Governor Joseph Brennan of Maine[132]
* Former Governor Rafael Hernandez Colon of Puerto Rico[133]
* Former Governor Patrick Lucey of Wisconsin[134]
* Former Governor Michael DiSalle of Ohio[108]
* Former Governor Michael Dukakis of Massachusetts[135]
* Former Governor Thomas P. Salmon of Vermont[136]

State Officials

* Thomas P. O'Neill III, 65th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts (1975–1983)[137]
* Tom Miller, Attorney General of Iowa[138]
* James A. Guest, Secretary of State of Iowa[139]
* Joan Growe, Secretary of State of Minnesota[140]
* Bill Christiansen, Former Lieutenant Governor of Montana[141]
* Frank Murray, Secretary of State of Montana[142]
* State Representative Frank Giglio of Illinois[124]
* State Senator Julian Bond of Georgia[143]

Municipal Officials

* Mayor Jane Byrne of Chicago[124]
* City Treasurer Cecil A. Partee of Chicago[124]
* Alderman Edward Vrdolyak of Chicago's 10th Ward[124]
* Alderman Wilson Frost of Chicago's 34th Ward[124]
* Alderman Eugene Sawyer of Chicago's 6th Ward[124]
* Francis J. Caine, Former Mayor of Burlington, Vermont[144]
* Richard Fulton, Mayor of Nashville, Tennessee[145]
* Earle Grueskin, Former Mayor of Sioux City, Iowa[146]
* Mayor William J. Green III of Philadelphia[126]
* Carol Bellamy, President of the New York City Council[147]
* Former Mayor Jerry Springer of Cincinnati[108]

Party Officials

* Cuyahoga County Democratic Party chairman Tim Hagan[108]

Labor Unions

* AFL-CIO[148]
* United Automobile Workers[149]
* Brotherhood of Railway, Airline, Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express and Station Employees[150]
* International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers[151]
* International Union of Police Associations[152]
* New York State United Teachers[153]
* United Paperworkers' International Union[154]

Organizations

* Americans for Democratic Action[155]

Individuals

* Douglas A. Fraser, President of the United Auto Workers[156]
* Author Norman Mailer of New York[157]
* Actor Warren Beatty[158][117]
* Singer Andy Williams[117]
* Actress Goldie Hawn[117]
* Actor Jack Lemmon[117]
* Actress Eva Marie Saint[117]
* Actor Carroll O'Connor[159]
* J. B. Pritzker, high school student and member of the Pritzker family[160]
* Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees Union Local 617 president Phil Hare[124]

Jerry Brown

Individuals

* Band Chicago[117]
* Band The Doobie Brothers[117]
* Band Eagles[117]
* Actress Jane Fonda[117]
* Singer Helen Reddy[117]
* Singer Linda Rondstadt[117]
* Singer J. D. Souther[117]

## Convention

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Main article: 1980 Democratic National Convention

Presidential tally[161]

* Jimmy Carter (inc.) – 2,123 (64.04%)
* Ted Kennedy – 1,151 (34.72%)
* William Proxmire – 10 (0.30%)
* Koryne Kaneski Horbal – 5 (0.15%)
* Scott M. Matheson – 5 (0.15%)
* Ron Dellums – 3 (0.09%)
* Robert Byrd – 2 (0.06%)
* John Culver – 2 (0.06%)
* Kent Hance – 2 (0.06%)
* Jennings Randolph – 2 (0.06%)
* Warren Spannaus – 2 (0.06%)
* Alice Tripp – 2 (0.06%)
* Jerry Brown – 1 (0.03%)
* Dale Bumpers – 1 (0.03%)
* Hugh L. Carey – 1 (0.03%)
* Walter Mondale – 1 (0.03%)
* Edmund Muskie – 1 (0.03%)
* Thomas J. Steed – 1 (0.03%)

In the vice-presidential roll call, Mondale was re-nominated with 2,428.7 votes to 723.3 not voting and 179 scattering.

## See also

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* 1980 Republican Party presidential primaries
* Jimmy Carter rabbit incident
* 2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries

## Notes

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1. ^ This is an estimate provided by the source.
2. ^ This is an estimate provided by the source.
3. ^ This should not be taken as a finalized list of results. While a significant amount of research was done, there were a number of Delegates who were not bound by the instruction, or "Pledged" to a candidate, and to simplify the data these delegates were considered "Uncommitted". Some states also held primaries for the delegate positions, and these on occasion were where slates or candidates pledge to a certain candidate might be elected; however, as these elections allowed for a single person to vote for multiple candidates, as many as the number of positions being filled, it is difficult to determine how many people actually voted in these primaries. For this reason, while the results of some are in the table, they are not included in the popular vote summaries at the bottom of the table.
4. ^ Three percent of the precincts had not yet reported their results in the source used.
5. ^ 20 communities of 503 had not yet reported their results in the source used.
6. ^ Only 98 of 100 precincts were tallied in the source, and only by percentages.
7. ^ Only 57% of the seats were decided in the source.
8. ^ Includes 1,378 votes (0.36%) for Cliff Finch, 513 votes (0.13%) for Lyndon LaRouche.
9. ^ Only 82% of the precincts were called in the source. The number of delegates elected was also unclear.
10. ^ Only 63% of the delegate selections were given in the source, and only by percentages.
11. ^ Only 1,079 of 1,629 precincts were called in the source.
12. ^ Only 90% of meetings were accounted for in the source.
13. ^ Only 37 of 45 counties were called in the source.
14. ^ Includes 629 votes (0.32%) for Cliff Finch.
15. ^ Includes 1,842 votes (0.29%) for Cliff Finch.
16. ^ Includes 11,153 votes (3.11%) for Cliff Finch.
17. ^ 8 polling places out of 84 had not yet reported their results in the source used.
18. ^ Includes 5 votes (0.03%) for Cliff Finch.
19. ^ Only 37 of 45 counties were called in the source.
20. ^ Only five of ten districts held conventions on this date.
21. ^ Delegates were actually picked later at the State Convention on June 28th, but no source around that time specifies this.
22. ^ Only three of eight districts held conventions on this date.
23. ^ Only four of ten districts held conventions on this date.
24. ^ Results only for 1,144 of the 1,535 Delegates were accounted for in the source.
25. ^ Only five of eight districts held conventions on this date.
26. ^ Only one of ten districts held conventions on this date.
27. ^ With only 65% of precincts tallied, no vote beyond percentages.
28. ^ Includes 1,663 votes (0.56%) for Cliff Finch.
29. ^ Results only for 2,387 of the 3,900 Delegates were accounted for in the source.
30. ^ All votes for Cliff Finch.
31. ^ All votes for Cliff Finch.
32. ^ Includes 2,517 votes (1.05%) for Cliff Finch.
33. ^ Only one of five districts held conventions on this date.
34. ^ All ten districts held conventions on this date.
35. ^ All votes for Cliff Finch.
36. ^ Only four of five districts held conventions on this date.
37. ^ This is an assumption; no sources were found for the other District Conventions, but they occurred sometime before or during the State Convention.

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## Further reading

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* Norrander, Barbara (1986). "Correlates of Vote Choice in the 1980 Presidential Primaries". Journal of Politics. 48 (1): 156–166. doi:10.2307/2130931. JSTOR 2130931. S2CID 143610156.
* Southwell, Priscilla L. (1986). "The Politics of Disgruntlement: Nonvoting and Defection among Supporters of Nomination Losers, 1968–1984". Political Behavior. 8 (1): 81–95. doi:10.1007/BF00987593. S2CID 154450840.
* Stanley, Timothy (2010). Kennedy vs. Carter: The 1980 Battle for the Democratic Party's Soul. University Press of Kansas. ISBN 978-0-7006-1702-9.
* Stone, Walter J. (1984). "Prenomination Candidate Choice and General Election Behavior: Iowa Presidential Activists in 1980". American Journal of Political Science. 28 (2): 361–378. doi:10.2307/2110877. JSTOR 2110877.
* Ward, Jon (2019). Camelot's End : Kennedy vs. Carter and the Fight that Broke the Democratic Party. New York: Twelve. ISBN 978-1-4555-9138-1.

* v
* t
* e

(<- 1976) 1980 United States presidential election (1984 ->)

Republican Party|

* Convention
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* results

Candidates|

* Nominee: Ronald Reagan
* campaign
* positions
* VP nominee: George H. W. Bush

Other candidates
John B. Anderson
Howard Baker
George H. W. Bush (campaign)
John Connally
Phil Crane
Bob Dole
Ben Fernandez
Harold Stassen

Democratic Party|

* Convention
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* results

Candidates|

* Incumbent nominee: Jimmy Carter
* campaign
* Incumbent VP nominee: Walter Mondale

* Other candidates: Jerry Brown
* Ted Kennedy
* campaign
* speech
* Ron Dellums

Independent|

Candidate
John B. Anderson
Running mate
Patrick Lucey

Other independent and third-party candidates

Libertarian Party|

Nominee
Ed Clark
VP nominee
David Koch

Citizens Party|

Nominee
Barry Commoner
VP nominee
LaDonna Harris

Communist Party|

Nominee
Gus Hall
VP nominee
Angela Davis

Peace and Freedom Party|

* Nominee: Maureen Smith
* VP Nominee: Elizabeth Cervantes Barron

Prohibition Party|

Nominee
Ben Bubar
VP nominee
Earl Dodge

Socialist Party|

Nominee
David McReynolds
VP nominee
Diane Drufenbrock

Socialist Workers Party|

Nominee
Andrew Pulley
Alternate nominees
Richard Congress
Clifton DeBerry

Workers World Party|

Nominee
Deirdre Griswold
VP nominee
Gavrielle Holmes

Independents and other candidates|

* Lyndon LaRouche
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Libertarian Party|

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Green Party|

* 2000
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Defunct|

| Whig Party|

* 1839
* 1844
* 1848
* 1852
* 1856

|

Greenback Party|

* 1876
* 1880
* 1884
* 1888

Populist Party|

* 1892
* 1896
* 1900 • 1904 • 1908

Progressive Party|

* 1912
* 1916
* 1920
* 1924
* 1948
* 1952

Reforms|

* California Democratic Party v. Jones
* Graduated Random Presidential Primary System
* Delaware Plan
* Rotating Regional Primary System
* Interregional Primary Plan
* National Primary

* v
* t
* e

Jimmy Carter

* 39th President of the United States (1977–1981)
* 76th Governor of Georgia (1971–1975)
* Georgia State Senator (1963–1967)

Presidency
(timeline)|

* Transition
* Inauguration
* Timeline
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* January 1981
* Political positions
* Judicial appointments
* controversies
* Executive Actions
* Rabbit incident
* Solar power at the White House
* Reagan transition

| Foreign policy|

* Carter Doctrine
* Camp David Accords
* Egypt–Israel peace treaty
* Torrijos–Carter Treaties
* Iran hostage crisis
* International Emergency Economic Powers Act
* Executive Order 12170
* Operation Eagle Claw
* Canadian Caper
* Engagement with Ruhollah Khomeini
* 1979 oil crisis
* Support for Iraq during the Iran-Iraq War
* Algiers Accords
* Iran–United States Claims Tribunal
* Diplomatic relations with China
* Goldwater v. Carter
* Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
* International trips
* 1980 Summer Olympics boycott
* Executive Order 12036
* Refugee Act
* Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
* FISA Court
* Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978

|

Domestic policy|

* Cannabis policy
* Civil Service Reform Act of 1978
* Senior Executive Service
* Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978
* Department of Education Organization Act
* U.S. Department of Education
* Executive Order 12148
* Federal Emergency Management Agency
* Executive Order 12172
* U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Economic policy|

* Agricultural Trade Act of 1978
* Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1980
* Airline Deregulation Act
* Carter bonds
* Community Reinvestment Act
* DIDMC Act
* Electronic Fund Transfer Act
* Executive Order 12086
* Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
* Federal Reserve Reform Act of 1977
* Financial Institutions Regulatory and Interest Rate Control Act of 1978
* Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council
* National security letter
* Right to Financial Privacy Act
* Food and Agriculture Act of 1977
* Humphrey–Hawkins Full Employment Act
* Motor Carrier Act of 1980
* National Aquaculture Act of 1980
* Staggers Rail Act
* Tax Reduction and Simplification Act of 1977
* Revenue Act of 1978
* Trade Agreements Act of 1979
* Crude Oil Windfall Profit Tax Act of 1980

Energy policy|

* U.S. Department of Energy
* Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
* Energy Security Act
* Synthetic Fuels Corporation
* National Energy Act
* Energy Tax Act
* National Energy Conservation Policy Act
* Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act
* Nuclear Safety, Research, Demonstration, and Development Act of 1980
* Solar Photovoltaic Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1978

Environmental
policy|

* Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act
* Antarctic Conservation Act
* Clean Air Act Amendments of 1977
* Clean Water Act of 1977
* Endangered Species Act Amendments of 1978
* Superfund
* Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
* National Priorities List
* Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977
* Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
* Three Mile Island accident investigation
* Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act

Speeches|

* Moral Equivalent of War
* Island of Stability
* A Crisis of Confidence
* State of the Union Address
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981

Elections|

| Gubernatorial|

* 1966
* 1970

|

Presidential|

* 1976 campaign
* primaries
* running mate selection
* convention
* debates
* election
* 1980 campaign
* primaries
* running mate selection
* convention
* debates
* election

Post-presidency|

* Carter Center
* Presidential Library and Museum
* Habitat for Humanity
* Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project
* The Elders
* Jimmy Carter National Historical Park
* Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter House
* Nairobi Agreement, 1999
* One America Appeal
* Continuity of Government Commission

Books|

* Everything to Gain (1987)
* The Hornet's Nest (2003)
* Our Endangered Values (2006)
* Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid (2006)
* reaction and commentary
* Beyond the White House (2007)
* We Can Have Peace in the Holy Land (2009)
* White House Diary (2010)
* A Call to Action (2014)
* A Full Life (2015)

Awards
and honors|

* Nobel Peace Prize
* Presidential Medal of Freedom
* Freedom of the City
* Silver Buffalo Award
* Philadelphia Liberty Medal
* United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights
* Hoover Medal
* Christopher Award
* Carter–Menil Human Rights Prize
* Grammy Award

Legacy|

* Jimmy Carter Peanut Statue (1976)
* USS Jimmy Carter
* Jimmy Carter National Historical Park (1987)
* Georgia State Capitol statue (1994)

Related|

* Residences
* Birthplace
* Home
* Mary Prince (nanny)
* UFO incident
* Jimmy Carter (2002 television documentary)
* Man from Plains (2007 documentary)

Family|

* Rosalynn Carter (wife)
* Jack Carter (son)
* Amy Carter (daughter)
* Jason Carter (grandson)
* James Earl Carter Sr. (father)
* Lillian Gordy Carter (mother)
* Gloria Carter Spann (sister)
* Ruth Carter Stapleton (sister)
* Billy Carter (brother)
* Emily Dolvin (aunt)
* Hugh Carter (cousin)
* Hugh Carter Jr. (first cousin once removed)

* ← Gerald Ford
* Ronald Reagan →

* Category

* v
* t
* e

Ted Kennedy

February 22, 1932 – August 25, 2009

* United States Senator from Massachusetts, 1962–2009

Electoral
history|

* U.S. Senate elections in Massachusetts: 1962 (special)
* 1964
* 1970
* 1976
* 1982
* 1988
* 1994
* 2000
* 2006
* 1980 United States presidential election (Democratic primaries)
* Ted Kennedy 1980 presidential campaign

Books|

* My Senator and Me: A Dog's-Eye View of Washington, D.C. (2006)
* True Compass (2009)

Speeches|

* The Dream Shall Never Die

Family,
family tree|

* Joan Bennett Kennedy (first wife)
* Victoria Reggie Kennedy (second wife, widow)
* Kara Kennedy (daughter)
* Edward M. Kennedy Jr. (son)
* Patrick J. Kennedy II (son)
* Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. (father)
* Rose Kennedy (mother)
* Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. (brother)
* John F. Kennedy (brother
* presidency)
* Rosemary Kennedy (sister)
* Kathleen Kennedy (sister)
* Eunice Kennedy Shriver (sister)
* Patricia Kennedy Lawford (sister)
* Robert F. Kennedy (brother)
* Jean Kennedy Smith (sister)
* Patrick J. Kennedy I (grandfather)
* John F. Fitzgerald (grandfather)

Related|

* Awards and honors
* Political positions
* Kennedy Compound
* Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate
* Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act
* Chappaquiddick incident
* Mary Jo Kopechne
* Friends of Ireland
* Chappaquiddick (2018 film)

* Category

* v
* t
* e

Democratic Party

* History
* Second Party System
* Third Party System
* Fourth Party System
* Fifth Party System
* Sixth Party System

National
conventions,
presidential
tickets,
and
presidential
primaries|

* 1828 (None): Jackson/Calhoun
* 1832 (Baltimore): Jackson/Van Buren
* 1835 (Baltimore): Van Buren/R. Johnson
* 1840 (Baltimore): Van Buren/None
* 1844 (Baltimore): Polk/Dallas
* 1848 (Baltimore): Cass/Butler
* 1852 (Baltimore): Pierce/King
* 1856 (Cincinnati): Buchanan/Breckinridge
* 1860 (Charleston/Baltimore): Douglas/H. Johnson (Breckinridge/Lane, SD)
* 1864 (Chicago): McClellan/Pendleton
* 1868 (New York): Seymour/Blair
* 1872 (Baltimore): Greeley/Brown
* 1876 (Saint Louis): Tilden/Hendricks
* 1880 (Cincinnati): Hancock/English
* 1884 (Chicago): Cleveland/Hendricks
* 1888 (Saint Louis): Cleveland/Thurman
* 1892 (Chicago): Cleveland/Stevenson I
* 1896 (Chicago): W. Bryan/Sewall
* 1900 (Kansas City): W. Bryan/Stevenson I
* 1904 (Saint Louis): Parker/H. Davis
* 1908 (Denver): W. Bryan/Kern
* 1912 (Baltimore): Wilson/Marshall
* primaries
* 1916 (Saint Louis): Wilson/Marshall
* primaries
* 1920 (San Francisco): Cox/Roosevelt
* primaries
* 1924 (New York): J. Davis/C. Bryan
* primaries
* 1928 (Houston): Smith/Robinson
* primaries
* 1932 (Chicago): Roosevelt/Garner
* primaries
* 1936 (Philadelphia): Roosevelt/Garner
* primaries
* 1940 (Chicago): Roosevelt/Wallace
* primaries
* 1944 (Chicago): Roosevelt/Truman
* primaries
* 1948 (Philadelphia): Truman/Barkley
* primaries
* 1952 (Chicago): Stevenson II/Sparkman
* primaries
* 1956 (Chicago): Stevenson II/Kefauver
* primaries
* 1960 (Los Angeles): Kennedy/L. Johnson
* primaries
* 1964 (Atlantic City): L. Johnson/Humphrey
* primaries
* 1968 (Chicago): Humphrey/Muskie
* primaries
* 1972 (Miami Beach): McGovern/(Eagleton, Shriver)
* primaries
* 1976 (New York): Carter/Mondale
* primaries
* 1980 (New York): Carter/Mondale
* primaries
* 1984 (San Francisco): Mondale/Ferraro
* primaries
* 1988 (Atlanta): Dukakis/Bentsen
* primaries
* 1992 (New York): B. Clinton/Gore
* primaries
* 1996 (Chicago): B. Clinton/Gore
* primaries
* 2000 (Los Angeles): Gore/Lieberman
* primaries
* 2004 (Boston): Kerry/Edwards
* primaries
* 2008 (Denver): Obama/Biden
* primaries
* 2012 (Charlotte): Obama/Biden
* primaries
* 2016 (Philadelphia): H. Clinton/Kaine
* primaries
* 2020 (Milwaukee/other locations): Biden/Harris
* primaries
* 2024 (Chicago): Harris/Walz
* primaries

Presidential
administrations|

* Jackson (1829–1837)
* Van Buren (1837–1841)
* Polk (1845–1849)
* Pierce (1853–1857)
* Buchanan (1857–1861)
* A. Johnson (1868–1869)
* Cleveland (1885–1889; 1893–1897)
* Wilson (1913–1921)
* Roosevelt (1933–1941; 1941–1945)
* Truman (1945–1953)
* Kennedy (1961–1963)
* L. B. Johnson (1963–1969)
* Carter (1977–1981)
* Clinton (1993–2001)
* Obama (2009–2017)
* Biden (2021–)

U.S. House
leaders,
Speakers,
and
Caucus
chairs|

* A. Stevenson (1827–1834)
* Bell (1834–1835)
* Polk (1835–1839)
* J. W. Jones (1843–1845)
* Davis (1845–1847)
* Cobb (1849–1851)
* Boyd (1851–1855)
* G. W. Jones (1855–1857)
* Orr (1857–1859)
* Houston (1859–1861)
* Niblack/Randall (1869–1871)
* Niblack (1873–1875)
* Kerr (1875–1876)
* Randall (1876–1881)
* Carlisle (1883–1889)
* Holman (1889–1891)
* Crisp (1891–1895)
* D. B. Culberson (1895–1897)
* Richardson (1897–1903)
* Williams (1903–1909)
* Clark (1909–1921)
* Kitchin (1921–1923)
* Garrett (1923–1929)
* Garner (1929–1933)
* Rainey (1933–1934)
* Byrns (1935–1936)
* Bankhead (1936–1940)
* Rayburn (1940–1961)
* McCormack (1962–1971)
* Albert (1971–1977)
* O'Neill (1977–1987)
* Wright (1987–1989)
* Foley (1989–1995)
* Gephardt (1995–2003)
* Pelosi (2003–2023)
* Jeffries (2023–)

U.S. Senate
leaders
and
Caucus
chairs|

* J. W. Stevenson (1873–1877)
* Wallace (1877–1881)
* Pendleton (1881–1885)
* Beck (1885–1890)
* Gorman (1890–1898)
* Turpie (1898–1899)
* J. K. Jones (1899–1903)
* Gorman (1903–1906)
* Blackburn (1906–1907)
* C. A. Culberson (1907–1909)
* Money (1909–1911)
* Martin (1911–1913)
* Kern (1913–1917)
* Martin (1917–1919)
* Hitchcock (1919–1920)
* Underwood (1920–1923)
* Robinson (1923–1937)
* Barkley (1937–1949)
* Lucas (1949–1951)
* McFarland (1951–1953)
* Johnson (1953–1961)
* Mansfield (1961–1977)
* Byrd (1977–1989)
* Mitchell (1989–1995)
* Daschle (1995–2005)
* Reid (2005–2017)
* Schumer (2017–)

Chairs of
the DNC|

* Hallett
* McLane
* Smalley
* Belmont
* Schell
* Hewitt
* Barnum
* Brice
* Harrity
* Jones
* Taggart
* Mack
* McCombs
* McCormick
* Cummings
* White
* Hull
* Shaver
* Raskob
* Farley
* Flynn
* Walker
* Hannegan
* McGrath
* Boyle
* McKinney
* Mitchell
* Butler
* Jackson
* Bailey
* O'Brien
* Harris
* O'Brien
* Westwood
* Strauss
* Curtis
* White
* Manatt
* Kirk
* Brown
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