What is 1980 Republican Party presidential primaries?
{{Infobox election | election_name = Republican Party presidential primaries, 1980 | country = United States | type = primary | ongoing = no | previous_election = Republican Party presidential primaries, 1976 | previous_year = 1976 | next_election = Republican Party presidential primaries, 1984 | next_year = 1984 | election_date = January 21 to June 3, 1980 <!-- Ronald Reagan --> | image1 = Official Portrait of President Reagan 1981-cropped.jpg | image1_size = x160px | candidate1 = '''[[Ronald Reagan]]''' | color1 = E35e5e | home_state1 = [[California]] | states_carried1 = '''44''' | popular_vote1 = '''7,709,793''' | percentage1 = '''59.8%''' <!-- George H. W. Bush --> | image2 = George H. W. Bush official CIA portrait.jpg | image2_size = x160px | candidate2 = [[George H. W. Bush]] | colour2 = 4997D0 | home_state2 = [[Texas]] | states_carried2 = 7 | popular_vote2 = 3,070,033 | percentage2 = 23.8% <!-- John Anderson --> | image3 = John B. Anderson in New Jersey (cropped).jpg | image3_size = x160px | candidate3 = [[John B. Anderson|John Anderson]] | colour3 = FFCC00 | home_state3 = [[Illinois]] | states_carried3 = 0 | popular_vote3 = 1,572,174 | percentage3 = 12.2% | map_image = 1980 Republican Party presidential primary results.png | map_size = 350px | map_caption = Red indicates a win by Reagan, blue a win by Bush, and black is uncommitted. | title = Republican nominee | before_election = [[Gerald Ford]] | after_election = [[Ronald Reagan]] }} The '''1980 Republican presidential primaries''' were how voters of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] chose its nominee for [[President of the United States]] in the [[United States presidential election, 1980|1980 U.S. presidential election]]. Former [[Governor of California|California Governor]] [[Ronald Reagan]] was selected as the nominee through a series of [[primary election]]s and [[caucus]]es which happened in the [[1980 Republican National Convention|Republican National