1980 general · November 4, 1980
1980 Arkansas election results
Every race on Arkansas's ballot in the 1980 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races109
Changed party2
Unopposed84%92 races
Incumbents defeated1
President
R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | Ronald Reagan (R) | 0.6 |
U.S. Senate
D 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | Dale Bumpers (D) | 18.2 |
Governors
R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | Frank D. White (R) | 3.9 | Flipped |
U.S. House
D 2 · R 2
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| AR-1 | William Alexander (D) | Unopposed | |
| AR-2 | Ed Bethune (R) | 58.0 | |
| AR-3 | John Hammerschmidt (R) | Unopposed | |
| AR-4 | Beryl Anthony (D) | Unopposed |
Arkansas State Senate
D 17 · R 1 · 1 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-3 | Jerry D. Jewell (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-4 | Joe T. Ford (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-5 | Robert Ben Allen (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-9 | Travis A. Miles (R) | 11.3 | Flipped |
| SD-10 | W. E. Rainwater (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-13 | John Lisle (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-15 | Bud Canada (D) | 27.5 | |
| SD-16 | James R. Teague (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-17 | Alvin Dwiggins (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-20 | Vada Sheid (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-21 | Stanley Russ (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-22 | Bill Walmsley (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-23 | Knox Nelson (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-25 | George Locke (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-30 | Jerry Bookout (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-31 | John F. Bearden Jr. (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-33 | William K. Ingram (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-35 | Jack Gibson (D) | Unopposed |
Arkansas House of Representatives
D 93 · R 7
Arkansas
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