| Country: | Iceland |
| Type: | presidential |
| Previous Election: | 1976 Icelandic presidential election |
| Previous Year: | 1976 |
| Election Date: | 29 June 1980 |
| Next Election: | 1984 Icelandic presidential election |
| Next Year: | 1984 |
| Image1: | Vigdis Finnbogadottir (1985).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Vigdís Finnbogadóttir |
| Popular Vote1: | 43,611 |
| Percentage1: | 33.79% |
| Popular Vote2: | 41,700 |
| Percentage2: | 32.31% |
| Image4: | File:Albert Sigurdur Guðmundsson.jpg |
| Nominee4: | Albert Guðmundsson |
| Popular Vote4: | 25,599 |
| Percentage4: | 19.84% |
| Popular Vote5: | 18,139 |
| Percentage5: | 14.06% |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Kristján Eldjárn |
| After Election: | Vigdís Finnbogadóttir |
Presidential elections were held in Iceland on 29 June 1980.[1] The result was a victory for Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, who received 34% of the vote.[2] She became the world's first democratically elected female president.[3]
The President of Iceland is elected in one round by first-past-the-post voting.