1980 general · November 4, 1980
1980 Governors election results
Every Governors race in the 1980 general election, state by state: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races13
Changed party4
Unopposed0%0 races
Governors
D 6 · R 7
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | Frank D. White (R) | 3.9 | Flipped |
| Delaware | Pierre S. du Pont IV (R) | 42.5 | |
| Indiana | Robert D. Orr (R) | 15.9 | |
| Missouri | Christopher Bond (R) | 5.6 | Flipped |
| Montana | Ted Schwinden (D) | 10.7 | |
| New Hampshire | Hugh J. Gallen (D) | 18.4 | |
| North Carolina | James B. Hunt Jr (D) | 24.6 | |
| North Dakota | Allen I. Olson (R) | 7.2 | Flipped |
| Rhode Island | J. Joseph Garrahy (D) | 47.4 | |
| Utah | Scott M. Matheson (D) | 10.8 | |
| Vermont | Richard A. Snelling (R) | 22.9 | |
| Washington | John D. Spellman (R) | 13.4 | Flipped |
| West Virginia | John D. Rockefeller, IV (D) | 8.7 |
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)