candidate won by an eight-digit margin in total popular votes (10 million or more). Finally, despite his narrow loss in Minnesota, Reagan still won in five out of its eight congressional districts (by contrast, Nixon had only carried one Massachusetts district twelve years earlier) thus making Reagan the only U.S. presidential candidate in history to win the popular vote in a majority of congressional districts in every state. In stark contrast, Mondale became the first major-party U.S. presidential candidate since the start of popular presidential elections not to win a majority of the popular vote in even a single state (not counting Stephen A. Douglas in 1860, and William H. Taft in 1912, elections which were both complicated by strong third-party performances, plus the Democratic vote being divided between Douglas and John C. Breckinridge in 1860), having only won a plurality of 49.7% of the vote in Minnesota. The 525 electoral votes received by Reagan – the most ever received by a nominee in one election – added to the 489 electoral votes he achieved in 1980, gave him the most total electoral votes received by any candidate who was elected to the office of president twice (1,014), and the second largest number of electoral votes received by any candidate who was elected to the office of president behind Franklin D. Roosevelt's 1,876 total electoral votes. Reagan is also the last person to win at least one electoral vote in three different elections; the elections of 1976, 1980, and 1984. Statistics Source for the popular vote: Source for the electoral vote: Results by state Sources: Maine allowed its electoral votes to be split between candidates. Two electoral votes were awarded to the winner of the statewide race and one electoral vote to the winner of each congressional district. Reagan won all four votes. Close states Margin of victory less than 1% (10 electoral votes): Minnesota, 0.18% (3,761 votes) Margin of victory more than 1%, but less than 5% (17 electoral votes): Massachusetts, 2.79% (71,330 votes) Rhode Island, 3.65% (14,974 votes) Margin of victory more than 5%, but less than 10% (90 electoral votes): Maryland, 5.49% (91,983 votes) Pennsylvania, 7.35% (356,192 votes) Iowa, 7.38% (97,468 votes) New York, 8.01% (545,154 votes) Wisconsin, 9.17% (202,953 votes) Tipping point: Michigan, 18.99% (721,933 votes) Counties Counties with highest percent of vote (Republican) Madison County, Idaho 92.88% Hansford County, Texas 89.38% Ochiltree County, Texas 89.15%