1980 general · November 4, 1980
1980 Wisconsin State Senate election results, district by district
Every Wisconsin State Senate district in the 1980 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 33 seats
After the electionD 20 · R 13
Races16
Changed party1
Unopposed31%5 races
Incumbents defeated1
Every district
D 9 · R 7
| 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 Senate
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