Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: A rụrụ arụmụka abụọ nke ndị isi ala, mana Carter jụrụ isonye ma ọ bụrụ na Anderson gụnyere, yabụ arụmụka mbụ bụ naanị n'etiti Reagan na Anderson. Otu izu tupu ụbọchị ntuli aka, a haziri arụmụka ọzọ n'etiti Onye isi ala Carter na Reagan; a kpọghị Anderson. N'ụbọchị ntuliaka, Ronald Reagan meriri ntuliaka ahụ site na mmeri dị egwu na-enweta 51% pasent nke votu ndị a na-ewu ewu na 489 ntuli aka ntuli aka na Carter 49 ntuli aka ntuli aka. Na 69 afọ, Reagan bụ mgbe ahụ kasị okenye na-abụghị incumbent president nwa akwukwo iji merie a president ntuli aka. Onyeisi ala Carter nabatara ya na White House na November 20, 1980. Ọ bụ ya bụ
e mere ya n'abalị iri abụọ nke ọnwa Jenụwarị afọ 1981.