The 1980 Calabrian regional election took place on 8 June 1980.
Christian Democracy was by far the largest party, while the Italian Socialist Party made important gains. After the election Bruno Dominijanni, a Socialist, formed a centre-left government comprising Christian Democracy, the Italian Democratic Socialist Party and the Italian Republican Party (Organic Centre-left).
| Parties | votes | votes (%) | seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=White | Christian Democracy | 450,836 | 41.2 | 18 | ||
| bgcolor=Red | Italian Communist Party | 263,869 | 24.2 | 10 | ||
| bgcolor=Hotpink | Italian Socialist Party | 181,114 | 16.6 | 7 | ||
| bgcolor=Black | Italian Social Movement | 77,542 | 7.1 | 2 | ||
| bgcolor=Pink | Italian Democratic Socialist Party | 63,312 | 5.8 | 2 | ||
| bgcolor=Lime | Italian Republican Party | 22,977 | 2.1 | 1 | ||
| bgcolor=Darkred | Proletarian Unity Party | 13,006 | 1.2 | align=right | - | |
| bgcolor=Maroon | Proletarian Democracy | 12,254 | 1.1 | align=right | - | |
| bgcolor=Blue | Italian Liberal Party | 8,346 | 0.8 | align=right | - | |
| Total | 1,093,256 | 100.0 | 40 | |||