Elections by year
1979 elections
Every election in 1979 in the 99chambers archive: generals, primaries, specials and runoffs for Congress, governor, statewide offices and the state legislatures.
Races792
Changed party18
Unopposed36%225 races
Incumbents defeated49
- Jan 1, 1979 special
- 1979 primaries
- Aug 28, 1979 runoff
- Oct 1, 1979 special
- 1979 general
- Nov 1, 1979 special
- Dec 8, 1979 runoff
Jan 1, 1979 special
1 races in 1 state: State legislatures
1979 primaries
146 races in 3 states: State legislatures
Aug 28, 1979 runoff
27 races in 1 state: State legislatures
Oct 1, 1979 special
1 races in 1 state: State legislatures
1979 general
572 races in 5 states: Governors, State legislatures
Nov 1, 1979 special
3 races in 2 states: State legislatures
Dec 8, 1979 runoff
42 races in 1 state: State legislatures
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse); Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner