The United States presidential election of 2080 was the 74th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 6, 2080. The contest was between incumbent Progressive President Horace Fadel and his Conservative opponent, Colorado Governor Oscar Lachman, as well as Libertarian Senator Rahm Carleson, and Liberal Party Congresswoman Anne Clinton. Lachman, aided by the Iran hostage crisis and a worsening economy at home marked by high unemployment and inflation, won the election in a landslide, becoming the first presidential candidate of the Conservative Party to win the presidency.