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Reagan was able to win the election with a landslide popular and electoral majority over Mondale, who won only the [[District of Columbia]] (which has never been won by a Republican candidate) and his home state of [[Minnesota]].<ref> [[Encyclopedia of Presidents]], by Zachary Kent, Children's Press, 1989, pp. 71-73.</ref>  The Mondale/Ferraro ticket lost Geraldine Ferraro's home district, which voted for Reagan.

Reagan was able to win the election with a landslide popular and electoral majority over Mondale, who won only the [[District of Columbia]] (which has never been won by a Republican candidate) and his home state of [[Minnesota]].<ref> [[Encyclopedia of Presidents]], by Zachary Kent, Children's Press, 1989, pp. 71-73.</ref>  The Mondale/Ferraro ticket lost Geraldine Ferraro's home district, which voted for Reagan.

Even in Minnesota, Mondale won by a mere 3761 votes, meaning Reagan came within less than 3800 votes of winning in all fifty states. Reagan won a record 525 electoral votes total (of 538 possible), and received nearly 60 percent of the popular vote. Mondale's 13 electoral college votes marked the lowest total of any major Presidential candidate since Alf Landon's 1936 loss to [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]]. With regards to the [[Electoral College]], Mondale's defeat was also the worst for any Democratic Party candidate in history.

Even in Minnesota, Mondale won by a mere 3761 votes, meaning Reagan came within less than 3800 votes of winning in all fifty states. Reagan won a record 525 electoral votes total (of 538 possible), and received nearly 60 percent of the popular vote. Mondale's 13 electoral college votes marked the lowest total of any major Presidential candidate since [[Alf Landon]]'s [[United States presidential election, 1936|1936 loss]] to [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]]. With regards to the [[Electoral College]], Mondale's defeat was also the worst for any Democratic Party candidate in history.

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