1980 general · November 4, 1980

1980 State legislatures election results

Every State legislatures race in the 1980 general election, state by state: winners, margins and seats that changed party.

← Nov 4, 1980 general1981 general →

Races4,758
Changed party437
Unopposed30%1,410 races
Incumbents defeated326

Chambers

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—

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