1980 general · November 4, 1980
1980 U.S. Senate election results
Every U.S. Senate race in the 1980 general election, state by state: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races33
Changed party0
Unopposed0%0 races
U.S. Senate
D 12 · R 21
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Jeremiah Denton (R) | 3.1 | |
| Alaska | Frank Murkowski (R) | 7.8 | |
| Arizona | Barry Goldwater (R) | 1.1 | |
| Arkansas | Dale Bumpers (D) | 18.2 | |
| California | Alan Cranston (D) | 19.4 | |
| Colorado | Gary Hart (D) | 1.6 | |
| Connecticut | Christopher Dodd (D) | 13.4 | |
| Florida | Paula Hawkins (R) | 3.3 | |
| Georgia | Mack Mattingly (R) | 1.7 | |
| Hawaii | Daniel K. Inouye (D) | 59.5 | |
| Idaho | Steven Symms (R) | 1.0 | |
| Illinois | Alan Dixon (D) | 13.5 | |
| Indiana | Dan Quayle (R) | 7.6 | |
| Iowa | Chuck Grassley (R) | 7.9 | |
| Kansas | Robert Dole (R) | 27.5 | |
| Kentucky | Wendell Ford (D) | 30.3 | |
| Louisiana | Russell B. Long (D) | 18.9 | |
| Maryland | Charles McC. Mathias Jr. (R) | 32.3 | |
| Missouri | Thomas F. Eagleton (D) | 4.3 | |
| Nevada | Paul Laxalt (R) | 21.4 | |
| New Hampshire | Warren Rudman (R) | 4.3 | |
| New York | Alfonse D’Amato (R) | 1.3 | |
| North Carolina | John P. East (R) | 0.6 | |
| Ohio | John Glenn (D) | 40.6 | |
| Oklahoma | Don Nickles (R) | 9.9 | |
| Oregon | Robert Packwood (R) | 8.1 | |
| Pennsylvania | Arlen Specter (R) | 2.4 | |
| South Carolina | Ernest Hollings (D) | 40.7 | |
| South Dakota | James Abdnor (R) | 18.8 | |
| Utah | E. J. "jake" Garn (R) | 48.2 | |
| Vermont | Patrick J. Leahy (D) | 1.3 | |
| Washington | Slade Gorton (R) | 8.3 | |
| Wisconsin | Robert Kasten (R) | 1.9 |
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab