1980 general · November 4, 1980
1980 Wisconsin election results
Every race on Wisconsin's ballot in the 1980 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races126
Changed party5
Unopposed24%30 races
Incumbents defeated5
President
R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | Ronald Reagan (R) | 4.7 |
U.S. Senate
R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | Robert Kasten (R) | 1.9 |
U.S. House
D 5 · R 4 · 1 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| WI-1 | Leslie Aspin (D) | 13.4 | |
| WI-2 | Robert Kastenmeier (D) | 8.6 | |
| WI-3 | Steven Gunderson (R) | 2.0 | Flipped |
| WI-4 | Clement J. Zablocki (D) | 40.8 | |
| WI-5 | Henry S. Reuss (D) | 54.9 | |
| WI-6 | Thomas E. Petri (R) | 18.7 | |
| WI-7 | David Obey (D) | 29.4 | |
| WI-8 | Toby Roth (R) | 35.3 | |
| WI-9 | F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. (R) | 56.8 |
Wisconsin State Senate
D 9 · R 7 · 1 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-2 | Donald J. Hanaway (R) | 30.0 | |
| SD-4 | Rod Johnston (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-6 | Gary R. George (D) | 76.8 | |
| SD-8 | James T. Flynn (D) | 32.3 | |
| SD-10 | James E. Harsdorf (R) | 3.8 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-12 | Clifford W. Krueger (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-14 | Gerald D. Lorge (R) | 10.9 | |
| SD-16 | Carl W. Thompson (D) | 15.6 | |
| SD-18 | Scott McCallum (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-20 | David W. Opitz (R) | 42.6 | |
| SD-22 | John J. Maurer (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-24 | William A. Bablitch (D) | 31.0 | |
| SD-26 | Fred A. Risser (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-28 | Lynn S. Adelman (D) | 9.3 | |
| SD-30 | Jerome Vansistine (D) | 9.9 | |
| SD-32 | Paul Offner (D) | 13.8 |
Wisconsin State Assembly
D 59 · R 40 · 3 changed party
Wisconsin
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