1980 general · November 4, 1980
1980 Nebraska election results
Every race on Nebraska's ballot in the 1980 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races30
Changed party1
Unopposed20%6 races
Incumbents defeated5
President
R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | Ronald Reagan (R) | 39.5 |
U.S. House
R 3 · 1 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| NE-1 | Douglas Bereuter (R) | 57.3 | |
| NE-2 | Hal Daub (R) | 9.3 | Flipped |
| NE-3 | Virginia Smith (R) | 67.9 |
Nebraska Legislature
Other 26
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| LD-1 | R. Wiley Remmers (OTH) | 13.3 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-3 | Emil E. Beyer Jr. (OTH) | 9.8 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-5 | Bernice Koziol Labedz (OTH) | 69.8 | |
| LD-7 | Karen Kilgarin (OTH) | 10.5 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-9 | Marge Higgins (OTH) | 2.2 | |
| LD-11 | Ernest Chambers (OTH) | 68.8 | |
| LD-13 | Dave Newell (OTH) | 1.9 | |
| LD-15 | Lowell C. Johnson (OTH) | 14.8 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-17 | Merle Vonminden (OTH) | 1.7 | |
| LD-18 | Harry B. Chronister (OTH) | 1.5 | |
| LD-19 | Elroy M. Hefner (OTH) | 47.7 | |
| LD-21 | Richard Peterson (OTH) | 7.8 | |
| LD-23 | Loran Schmit (OTH) | Unopposed | |
| LD-25 | Jerome Warner (OTH) | 44.6 | |
| LD-27 | Steve Fowler (OTH) | 3.6 | |
| LD-29 | Shirley Marsh (OTH) | 7.0 | |
| LD-31 | Steve Wiitala (OTH) | 3.9 | |
| LD-33 | Richard D. Marvel (OTH) | Unopposed | |
| LD-35 | Howard L. Peterson (OTH) | 53.0 | |
| LD-37 | Martin F. Kahle (OTH) | Unopposed | |
| LD-39 | Bill Barrett (OTH) | 63.6 | |
| LD-41 | Donald L. Wagner (OTH) | Unopposed | |
| LD-43 | Howard Lamb (OTH) | Unopposed | |
| LD-45 | George Fenger (OTH) | 8.7 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-47 | Robert L. Clark (OTH) | 23.0 | |
| LD-49 | Samuel K. Cullan (OTH) | Unopposed |
Nebraska
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; MIT Election Data and Science Lab