The 1980 Alabama Republican presidential primary was held on March 11, 1980, to select 27 delegates to represent Alabama in the 1980 Republican National Convention. The primary was held as part of the national 1980 Republican Party presidential primaries.
Candidates Eight candidates appeared on the ballot statewide. Howard Baker, U.S. Senator from Tennessee (withdrawn) Nick Belluso, businessman George H. W. Bush, former U.S. representative John Connally, former Governor of Texas (withdrawn) Phil Crane, U.S. representative Bob Dole, U.S. Senator from Kansas Harold Stassen, former Governor of Minnesota and perennial candidate Ronald Reagan, former Governor of California Results + Alabama Republican primary, March 11, 1980 Candidate Votes Percentage Delegates Total Ronald Reagan 147,352 66.44% 18 George H. W. Bush 54,730 24.66% 9 Phil Crane 5,099 2.30% 0 Howard Baker 1,963 0.89% 0 John Connally 1,077 0.49% 0 Harold Stassen 544 0.24% 0 Bob Dole 447 0.20% 0 Nick Belluso 141 0.06% 0Total: 221,353 100.00% 27
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