Democratic Party presidential primaries, 1980

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Democratic Party presidential primary United States presidential primary

The 1980 Democratic Party presidential primaries were the intraparty contests in which incumbent President Jimmy Carter faced a major challenge from Senator Edward M. Kennedy for the Democratic nomination.

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Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Democratic Party presidential primary → United States presidential primary →
context	took place during a period of high inflation in the United States → took place during the Iran hostage crisis →
conventionCity	New York City →
conventionState	New York →
conventionYear	1980 →
country	United States →
delegateCountWinner	Jimmy Carter →
electoralProcessFor	1980 Democratic National Convention → 1980 United States presidential election →
electsDelegatesTo	Democratic National Convention →
followedBy	Democratic Party presidential primaries, 1984 →
follows	Democratic Party presidential primaries, 1976 →
hasCandidate	Edward M. Kennedy → Jerry Brown → Jimmy Carter →
hasChallengerCandidate	Edward M. Kennedy →
hasIncumbentPresidentCandidate	Jimmy Carter →
historicalReputation	often cited as a major example of an incumbent president facing a serious primary challenge →
ideologicalConflict	pitted Carter’s more moderate stance against Kennedy’s more liberal platform →
incumbentPresident	Jimmy Carter →
location	various U.S. states and territories →
majorChallenger	Edward M. Kennedy →
mediaCoverage	received extensive national media attention →
nominated	Jimmy Carter →
nominatedForOffice	President of the United States →
nomineeOutcomeInGeneralElection	Jimmy Carter lost to Ronald Reagan in the 1980 United States presidential election →
notableEvent	Ted Kennedy’s concession speech at the 1980 Democratic National Convention →
notableOpponent	Edward M. Kennedy → Jerry Brown →
officeContested	President of the United States →
opposedIncumbentFromSameParty	true →
party	Democratic Party (United States) →
popularVoteWinner	Jimmy Carter →
primarySeasonOf	1980 Democratic Party presidential campaign →
result	Jimmy Carter won the Democratic nomination →
runningMateOfNominee	Walter Mondale →
significance	featured a strong intraparty challenge to an incumbent president →
startTime	1980 →
typeOfElection	primary election →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Jerry Brown ("1980 Democratic Party presidential primaries") →	candidateInElection
Democratic Party presidential primaries, 1980 ("1980 Democratic National Convention") →	electoralProcessFor
Democratic Party presidential primaries, 1980 ("Democratic Party presidential primaries, 1984") →	followedBy
Democratic Party presidential primaries, 1980 ("Democratic Party presidential primaries, 1976") →	follows
Edward M. Kennedy →	ranForOffice