1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1980 election for Wisconsin's 3rd District
U.S. House · Wisconsin
Steven Gunderson (R) won with 51.0% of the vote, defeating Alvin J. Baldus (D) by 2.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Steven GundersonRepublican · winner
51.0%132,001
Alvin J. BaldusDemocrat
49.0%126,859
258,868 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1980
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Alvin J. BaldusSteven Gunderson
$135.9K
Raised by the campaign
$186.9K
$136.3K
Spent by the campaign
$172.1K
$0
Cash on hand
$0
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1980.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1980