Laba dood oo madaxweyne ayaa la qabtay, laakiin Carter ayaa diiday inuu ka qeyb qaato haddii Anderson lagu daro, sidaa darteed dooda koowaad waxay u dhaxeysay Reagan iyo Anderson oo keliya. Toddobaad ka hor maalinta doorashada, dood kale ayaa loo abaabulay Madaxweyne Carter iyo Reagan; Anderson lama casuumin. Maalinta doorashada, Ronald Reagan wuxuu ku guuleystay doorashada isagoo ku guuleystay 51% boqolkiiba codadka dadweynaha oo leh 489 codod oo doorasho ah 49 codod oo doorasho ah Carter. Markii uu jiray 69 sano, Reagan wuxuu ahaa musharaxii ugu da'da weynaa ee madaxweyne oo aan xilka qabin oo ku guuleysta doorashada madaxweynaha. Madaxweyne Carter wuxuu ku martiqaaday Aqalka Cad 20-kii Nofeembar, 1980. Waxaa loo caleemo saaray
20kii Janaayo 1981kii.