In the 1980 presidential election, Republican former California Governor Ronald Reagan defeated incumbent Democratic President Jimmy Carter in a landslide, winning 489 electoral votes and 44 states.

When President Jimmy Carter ran for reelection in 1980, he had to compete against former California Gov. Ronald Reagan. It was no contest.

Numerous setbacks, both domestic and international, contributed to President Jimmy Carter's 1980 defeat at the hands of GOP challenger Ronald Reagan, making Carter a one-term president ...

When President Jimmy Carter ran for reelection in 1980, he had to compete against former California Gov. Ronald Reagan. It was no contest. Reagan took 44 of the 50 states and won the popular vote ...

'Kudlow' panelists Art Laffer and Scott Hodge reflect on economic policies through the years.

Carter’s vision and persistence on solar energy deserve to be brightly illuminated.

Former President Jimmy Carter died Sunday, Dec. 29, prompting many questions across the U.S. and the world about the 39th president. Carter died at his hometown in Georgia. He was 100, making him ...

Richard M. Nixon made Carter tempting; Carter made Ronald Reagan necessary. The deceits and crimes of Nixon’s imperial presidency bred Carter’s pompous crusade against pomp.

The late President Jimmy Carter only served one term in the highest office in the country, and one night in Cleveland had a big impact on the 1980 presidential race that he ended up losing to ...