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- Won the 1980 election over president Jimmy Carter and John Anderson by a
popular vote of 43,899,248 to 35,481,435 and 5,719,437, and an electoral vote
of 489 to 49 and 0. Was reelected in 1984 over Walter F. Mondale by a popular
vote of 54,450,603 to 37,573,671 and an electoral vote of 525 to 13. His
successor George Bush was his vice-president during both terms. Was an actor
before he became a public official. Was shot on March 30, 1981 by John W.
Hinckley Jr., but recovered within two months.
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