1980 general · November 4, 1980
1980 Arkansas State Senate election results, district by district
Every Arkansas State Senate district in the 1980 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 35 seats
After the electionD 34 · R 1
Races18
Changed party1
Unopposed89%16 races
Incumbents defeated0
Every district
D 17 · R 1
| 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 State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner