For ten points, name this election year which saw unpopular incumbent Jimmy Carter lose in a landslide to Ronald Reagan.
Due to a contentious primary race in the election of this year, a movement was formed to nominate Edmund Muskie, and this election year saw a fairly successful third party candidacy from a former Illinois Representative. That man, John Anderson, captured more than 6% of the vote. One candidate in this election claimed that a recovery would be the incumbent losing his job, and that incumbent had suffered from his handling of the Iranian hostage crisis. The winning candidate in this election ran alongside George HW Bush. For ten points, name this election year which saw unpopular incumbent Jimmy Carter lose in a landslide to Ronald Reagan.
Due to a contentious primary race in the election of this year, a movement was formed to nominate Edmund Muskie, and this election year saw a fairly successful third party candidacy from a former Illinois Representative.
Election of {1980}