Elections by year
1981 elections
Every election in 1981 in the 99chambers archive: generals, primaries, specials and runoffs for Congress, governor, statewide offices and the state legislatures.
Races347
Changed party25
Unopposed29%75 races
Incumbents defeated19
- Jan 1, 1981 special
- May 1, 1981 special
- 1981 primaries
- Jun 1, 1981 special
- Nov 3, 1981 special
- 1981 general
Jan 1, 1981 special
1 races in 1 state: State legislatures
May 1, 1981 special
1 races in 1 state: State legislatures
1981 primaries
88 races in 2 states: State legislatures
Jun 1, 1981 special
1 races in 1 state: State legislatures
Nov 3, 1981 special
4 races in 1 state: State legislatures
1981 general
252 races in 3 states: Governors, State legislatures
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse); Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner