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BC-Presidential Vote-All Candidates,130
    WASHINGTON (AP) - Here are the vote totals for the 21 candidates on
the ballot in one or more states in last fall's presidential
election, plus the total number of write-in votes for candidates not
on the ballot.
    Republican Ronald Reagan won the election with 50.75 percent of the
total vote. Democratic President Jimmy Carter was second with 41.02
percent.
    Here is the vote, by candidate, as compiled by the Federal Election
Commission (some parties have different candidates in different
states):
    Ronald Reagan, Republican, 43,899,248; Jimmy Carter, Democrat,
35,481,435; John B. Anderson, independent, 5,719,437; Ed Clark,
Libertarian, 920,859; Barry Commoner, Citizens' Party, 230,377; Gus
Hall, Communist Party, 43,871; Clifton DeBerry, Socialist Workers'
Party, 40,105; Deidre Griswold, Workers' World, 13,211; David
McReynolds, Socialist Party, 6,720; John Rarick, American Party,
41,172; Benjamin Bubar, Statesman Party (prohibition), 7,100; Andrew
Pulley, Socialist Workers' Party, 6,032; Percy Greaves, American
Party, 6,539; Ellen McCormack, Respect for Life Party, 32,319; Richard
Congress, Socialist Workers' Party, 4,029; Bill Gahres, Down With
Lawyers Party, 1,718; Kurt Lynen, ''Middle Class Candidate,'' 3,694;
Harley McLain, National People's League, 296; Frank Shelton, American
Party, 1,555; Margaret Smith, Peace and Freedom Party, 18,117; Martin
Wendelken, independent, 923; Write-ins, 16,921.
    
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