A presidential primary was held in the U.S. state of Alabama on March 11, 1980, to elect delegates representing Alabama to the 1980 Democratic National Convention. Of the state's forty-five allotted delegates, thirty-one slots were distributed throughout the state's seven congressional districts, with the remaining being hand-picked by the elected delegates and the State Democratic Executive Committee. Incumbent President Jimmy Carter, a Southerner, easily won the Alabama primary, reportedly winning every county in the state by a substantial majority. Carter won forty-three delegates in total, and primary opponent and U.S. Senator from Massachusetts Ted Kennedy won two: one each from the third and sixth congressional district. 526 Alabamians reportedly sought election to the state's thirty-one congressional district delegate slots. Results + Alabama Democratic presidential primary, 1980 Candidate Popular vote Elected delegates # % Direct Indirect Total Jimmy Carter 193,734 81.58% 29 14 43 Ted Kennedy 31,382 13.22% 2 0 2 Jerry Brown 9,529 4.01% 0 0 0 Uncommitted 1,670 0.70% 0 0 0 William Nuckols 609 0.26% 0 0 0 Bob Maddox 540 0.23% 0 0 0 Total 237,464 100.00% 31 14 45
Results by congressional district DistrictJerry BrownJimmy CarterTed KennedyBob MaddoxWilliam NuckolsUncommittedMarginTotal # % D # % D # % D # % D # % D # % D # % # D 1st 650 2.20% 0 24,145 81.65% 4 4,043 13.67% 0 110 0.37% 0 143 0.48% 0 481 1.63% 0 20,102 67.98% 29,572 4 2nd 1,179 3.85% 0 24,804 80.99% 4 4,411 14.40% 0 52 0.17% 0 37 0.12% 0 142 0.46% 0 20,393 66.59% 30,625 4 3rd 1,481 4.26% 0 27,270 78.38% 3 5,542 15.93% 1 97 0.28% 0 172 0.49% 0 229 0.66% 0 21,728 62.45% 34,791 4 4th 774 2.24% 0 30,633 88.62% 5 2,806 8.12% 0 107 0.31% 0 41 0.12% 0 207 0.60% 0 27,827 80.50% 34,568 5 5th 2,503 5.73% 0 36,124 82.74% 5 4,612 10.56% 0 91 0.21% 0 65 0.15% 0 266 0.61% 0 31,512 72.17% 43,661 5 6th 1,462 4.99% 0 22,709 77.51% 3 4,864 16.60% 1 31 0.11% 0 75 0.26% 0 159 0.54% 0 17,845 60.90% 29,300 4 7th 1,480 4.23% 0 28,049 80.26% 5 5,104 14.60% 0 52 0.15% 0 76 0.22% 0 186 0.53% 0 22,945 65.66% 34,947 5 Total 9,529 4.01% 0 193,734 81.58% 29 31,382 13.22% 2 540 0.23% 0 609 0.26% 0 1,670 0.70% 0 162,352 68.37% 237,464 31 Source: Secretary of State of Alabama
See also
1980 Democratic Party presidential primaries 1980 United States presidential election 1980 United States presidential election in Alabama 1980 United States elections References