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1980 general · November 4, 1980

1980 general election results

Results of the 1980 general election in 51 states: President, U.S. Senate, Governors, U.S. House, State legislatures.

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Races5,290
Changed party484
Unopposed27%1,438 races
Incumbents defeated326

President

D 7 · R 44

RaceWinnerWon byNotes
AlabamaRonald Reagan (R)1.3
AlaskaRonald Reagan (R)27.9
ArizonaRonald Reagan (R)32.4
ArkansasRonald Reagan (R)0.6
CaliforniaRonald Reagan (R)16.8
ColoradoRonald Reagan (R)24.0
ConnecticutRonald Reagan (R)9.6
DelawareRonald Reagan (R)2.3
District of ColumbiaJimmy Carter (D)61.5
FloridaRonald Reagan (R)17.0
GeorgiaJimmy Carter (D)14.8
HawaiiJimmy Carter (D)1.9
IdahoRonald Reagan (R)41.3
IllinoisRonald Reagan (R)7.9
IndianaRonald Reagan (R)18.4
IowaRonald Reagan (R)12.7
KansasRonald Reagan (R)24.6
KentuckyRonald Reagan (R)1.4
LouisianaRonald Reagan (R)5.5
MaineRonald Reagan (R)3.4
MarylandJimmy Carter (D)3.0
MassachusettsRonald Reagan (R)0.2
MichiganRonald Reagan (R)6.5
MinnesotaJimmy Carter (D)3.9
MississippiRonald Reagan (R)1.3
MissouriRonald Reagan (R)6.8
MontanaRonald Reagan (R)24.4
NebraskaRonald Reagan (R)39.5
NevadaRonald Reagan (R)36.3
New HampshireRonald Reagan (R)29.4
New JerseyRonald Reagan (R)13.4
New MexicoRonald Reagan (R)18.2
New YorkRonald Reagan (R)2.7
North CarolinaRonald Reagan (R)2.1
North DakotaRonald Reagan (R)38.0
OhioRonald Reagan (R)10.6
OklahomaRonald Reagan (R)25.5
OregonRonald Reagan (R)9.7
PennsylvaniaRonald Reagan (R)7.1
Rhode IslandJimmy Carter (D)10.5
South CarolinaRonald Reagan (R)1.2
South DakotaRonald Reagan (R)28.8
TennesseeRonald Reagan (R)0.3
TexasRonald Reagan (R)13.9
UtahRonald Reagan (R)52.2
VermontRonald Reagan (R)5.9
VirginiaRonald Reagan (R)12.7
WashingtonRonald Reagan (R)12.3
West VirginiaJimmy Carter (D)4.5
WisconsinRonald Reagan (R)4.7
WyomingRonald Reagan (R)34.7

U.S. Senate

D 12 · R 21

RaceWinnerWon byNotes
AlabamaJeremiah Denton (R)3.1
AlaskaFrank Murkowski (R)7.8
ArizonaBarry Goldwater (R)1.1
ArkansasDale Bumpers (D)18.2
CaliforniaAlan Cranston (D)19.4
ColoradoGary Hart (D)1.6
ConnecticutChristopher Dodd (D)13.4
FloridaPaula Hawkins (R)3.3
GeorgiaMack Mattingly (R)1.7
HawaiiDaniel K. Inouye (D)59.5
IdahoSteven Symms (R)1.0
IllinoisAlan Dixon (D)13.5
IndianaDan Quayle (R)7.6
IowaChuck Grassley (R)7.9
KansasRobert Dole (R)27.5
KentuckyWendell Ford (D)30.3
LouisianaRussell B. Long (D)18.9
MarylandCharles McC. Mathias Jr. (R)32.3
MissouriThomas F. Eagleton (D)4.3
NevadaPaul Laxalt (R)21.4
New HampshireWarren Rudman (R)4.3
New YorkAlfonse D’Amato (R)1.3
North CarolinaJohn P. East (R)0.6
OhioJohn Glenn (D)40.6
OklahomaDon Nickles (R)9.9
OregonRobert Packwood (R)8.1
PennsylvaniaArlen Specter (R)2.4
South CarolinaErnest Hollings (D)40.7
South DakotaJames Abdnor (R)18.8
UtahE. J. "jake" Garn (R)48.2
VermontPatrick J. Leahy (D)1.3
WashingtonSlade Gorton (R)8.3
WisconsinRobert Kasten (R)1.9

Governors

D 6 · R 7 · 4 changed party

RaceWinnerWon byNotes
ArkansasFrank D. White (R)3.9Flipped
DelawarePierre S. du Pont IV (R)42.5
IndianaRobert D. Orr (R)15.9
MissouriChristopher Bond (R)5.6Flipped
MontanaTed Schwinden (D)10.7
New HampshireHugh J. Gallen (D)18.4
North CarolinaJames B. Hunt Jr (D)24.6
North DakotaAllen I. Olson (R)7.2Flipped
Rhode IslandJ. Joseph Garrahy (D)47.4
UtahScott M. Matheson (D)10.8
VermontRichard A. Snelling (R)22.9
WashingtonJohn D. Spellman (R)13.4Flipped
West VirginiaJohn D. Rockefeller, IV (D)8.7

U.S. House

D 242 · R 192 · Other 1 · 43 changed party

State legislatures

D 3,238 · R 2,426 · Other 35 · 437 changed party

ChamberRacesSeats wonChanged party
Alaska House of Representatives22D 22 · R 16 · Other 23
Alaska State Senate10D 5 · R 51
Arizona House of Representatives30D 17 · R 43—
Arizona State Senate30D 14 · R 162
Arkansas House of Representatives84D 93 · R 7—
Arkansas State Senate18D 17 · R 11
California State Assembly80D 48 · R 326
California State Senate20D 9 · R 114
Colorado House of Representatives65D 26 · R 3910
Colorado State Senate18D 7 · R 11—
Connecticut House of Representatives151D 83 · R 6820
Connecticut State Senate36D 23 · R 135
Delaware House of Representatives41D 16 · R 257
Delaware State Senate11D 5 · R 63
Florida House of Representatives45D 81 · R 39—
Florida State Senate16D 12 · R 84
Georgia House of Representatives153D 156 · R 233
Georgia State Senate56D 51 · R 51
Hawaii House of Representatives27D 39 · R 121
Hawaii State Senate7D 9 · R 5—
Idaho House of Representatives35D 14 · R 56—
Idaho State Senate35D 12 · R 234
Illinois House of Representatives59D 85 · R 91 · Other 1—
Illinois State Senate20D 10 · R 102
Indiana House of Representatives73D 37 · R 637
Indiana State Senate25D 5 · R 206
Iowa House of Representatives100D 42 · R 5810
Iowa State Senate25D 14 · R 112
Kansas House of Representatives125D 53 · R 7218
Kansas State Senate40D 16 · R 247
Maine House of Representatives151D 84 · R 6723
Maine State Senate33D 16 · R 173
Massachusetts House of Representatives160D 128 · R 31 · Other 18
Massachusetts State Senate37D 29 · R 7 · Other 12
Michigan House of Representatives110D 64 · R 468
Minnesota House of Representatives134D 70 · R 6415
Minnesota State Senate67D 45 · R 2210
Missouri House of Representatives163D 111 · R 5212
Missouri State Senate17D 12 · R 51
Montana House of Representatives100D 41 · R 5924
Montana State Senate25D 9 · R 168
Nebraska Legislature26Other 26—
Nevada State Assembly40D 26 · R 148
Nevada State Senate6D 8 · R 2—
New Hampshire House of Representatives161D 160 · R 2404
New Hampshire State Senate24D 10 · R 142
New Mexico House of Representatives70D 41 · R 294
New Mexico State Senate36D 18 · R 1811
New York State Assembly150D 85 · R 64 · Other 19
New York State Senate60D 25 · R 35—
North Carolina House of Representatives45D 96 · R 241
North Carolina State Senate27D 40 · R 102
North Dakota House of Representatives49D 27 · R 73—
North Dakota State Senate24D 4 · R 208
Ohio House of Representatives99D 56 · R 436
Ohio State Senate16D 6 · R 105
Oklahoma House of Representatives101D 73 · R 286
Oklahoma State Senate24D 16 · R 82
Oregon House of Representatives60D 33 · R 2711
Oregon State Senate15D 11 · R 4—
Pennsylvania House of Representatives203D 100 · R 10313
Pennsylvania State Senate25D 12 · R 134
Rhode Island House of Representatives100D 82 · R 1812
Rhode Island State Senate50D 43 · R 74
South Carolina House of Representatives124D 107 · R 175
South Carolina State Senate16D 41 · R 5—
South Dakota House of Representatives28D 19 · R 38 · Other 1—
South Dakota State Senate28D 9 · R 196
Tennessee House of Representatives99D 58 · R 39 · Other 29
Tennessee State Senate16D 12 · R 4—
Texas House of Representatives150D 114 · R 3616
Texas State Senate16D 10 · R 64
Utah House of Representatives75D 17 · R 589
Utah State Senate15D 6 · R 93
Washington House of Representatives98D 41 · R 5711
Washington State Senate26D 12 · R 1410
West Virginia House of Delegates36D 78 · R 224
West Virginia State Senate16D 15 · R 23
Wisconsin State Assembly99D 59 · R 403
Wisconsin State Senate16D 9 · R 71
Wyoming House of Representatives23D 23 · R 39—
Wyoming State Senate12D 6 · R 11—

By state

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; MIT Election Data and Science Lab