Reagan Landslide Official
Associated Press
WASHINGTON —
President Reagan’s reelection became official today at a sparsely attended joint session of Congress where the lawmakers opened the 538 Electoral College ballots and confirmed Reagan’s landslide.
Almost nine weeks after 92.6 million Americans went to the polls, the lawmakers confirmed that Reagan won a record 525 electoral votes to Democrat Walter F. Mondale’s 13.
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