1980 United States House of Representatives elections explained

Election Name:	1980 United States House of Representatives elections
Country:	United States
Flag Year:	1960
Type:	legislative
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1978 United States House of Representatives elections
Previous Year:	1978
Election Date:	November 4, 1980
Next Election:	1982 United States House of Representatives elections
Next Year:	1982
Seats For Election:	All 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives
Majority Seats:	218
Image1:	File:Tip O'Neill 1978 (retouched).jpg
Leader1:	Tip O'Neill
Leader Since1:	January 4, 1977
Party1:	Democratic Party (US)
Last Election1:	277 seats
Seats1:	242
Seat Change1:	35
Popular Vote1:	39,347,947
Percentage1:	50.5%
Swing1:	3.2%
Leader2:	John Rhodes (retired as leader)
Leader Since2:	December 7, 1973
Party2:	Republican Party (US)
Last Election2:	157 seats
Seats2:	191
Seat Change2:	34
Popular Vote2:	37,222,588
Percentage2:	47.8%
Swing2:	3.0%
Last Election4:	1
Seats4:	1
Popular Vote4:	136,967
Percentage4:	0.1%
Swing4:	0.1%
Party4:	Conservative Party (New York)
Last Election5:	0
Seats5:	1
Party5:	Independent (United States)
Seat Change5:	1
Popular Vote5:	216,403
Percentage5:	0.1%
Swing5:	0.1%
Map Size:	320px
Speaker
Before Election:	Tip O'Neill
Before Party:	Democratic Party (US)
After Election:	Tip O'Neill
After Party:	Democratic Party (US)

The 1980 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives on November 4, 1980, to elect members to serve in the 97th United States Congress. They coincided with the election of Ronald Reagan as president, defeating Democratic incumbent Jimmy Carter. Reagan's victory also allowed many Republican House candidates to secure elections. The Republicans gained a net of 35 seats from the Democratic Party. The Democrats nonetheless retained a significant majority, unlike the Senate elections, where Republicans gained control of the chamber. However, many Democratic congressmen from the south (known as "Boll weevils") frequently took conservative stances on issues, allowing Republicans to have a working ideological majority for some of President Reagan's proposals during his first two years in office.

This election marked the first time since Reconstruction that Republicans won a sizable majority of Representatives from a Deep South state (South Carolina). It was also the first time that the new Libertarian Party received the third-largest share of the popular vote in both chambers of Congress., this is the last time that Republicans won a majority of seats in the Minnesota delegation. This is the earliest House election with currently serving members, those being Chris Smith and Hal Rogers.

Overall results

Summary of the November 4, 1980, United States House of Representatives election results

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242	1	1	191
Democratic	I	C	Republican

Parties	Seats	Popular vote
1978	1980	+/-	Strength	Vote	%	Change
	Democratic Party	align=right	277	align=right	242	align=right	35	align=right	55.9%	align=right	39,347,947	align=right	50.5%	align=right	3.2%
	Republican Party	align=right	157	align=right	191	align=right	34	align=right	43.9%	align=right	37,222,588	align=right	47.8%	align=right	3.0%
	Libertarian Party	align=right	0	align=right	0	align=right		align=right	0.0%	align=right	568,131	align=right	0.7%	align=right	0.6%
	Independent	align=right	0	align=right	1	align=right	1	align=right	0.0%	align=right	216,403	align=right	0.3%	align=right	0.3%
	Conservative Party	align=right	1	align=right	1	align=right		align=right	0.2%	align=right	136,967	align=right	0.1%	align=right	0.1%
	Citizens Party	align=right	0	align=right	0	align=right		align=right	0.0%	align=right	60,390	align=right	0.1%	align=right	0.1%
	Right to Life Party	align=right	0	align=right	0	align=right		align=right	0.0%	align=right	54,142	align=right	0.1%	align=right	0.1%
	Peace and Freedom Party	align=right	0	align=right	0	align=right		align=right	0.0%	align=right	45,281	align=right	0.1%	align=right
	Others	align=right	0	align=right	0	align=right		align=right	0.0%	align=right	222,068	align=right	0.3%	align=right	0.3%
Total		435	435	0	100.0%	77,873,917	100.0%	-

Source: Election Statistics - Office of the Clerk

Special elections

See also: list of special elections to the United States House of Representatives. In these special elections, the winner was seated during 1980 or before January 3, 1981; ordered by election date.

District	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
	Member	Party	First elected
	Abner Mikva		Democratic	1968 1972 1974		Incumbent resigned September 26, 1979, to become Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals. New member elected January 22, 1980. Republican gain. Winner was subsequently re-elected in November; see below.	nowrap
	Dan Flood		Democratic	1944 1946 1948 1952 1954		Incumbent resigned January 31, 1980, after being censured by the U.S. House. New member elected April 9, 1980. Democratic hold. Winner subsequently lost re-election in November; see below.	nowrap
	Dave Treen		Republican	1972		Incumbent resigned March 10, 1980, to become Governor of Louisiana. New member elected May 22, 1980. Democratic gain. Winner was subsequently re-elected in November; see below.	nowrap
	John Slack		Democratic	1958		Incumbent died March 17, 1980. New Member elected June 3, 1980. Democratic hold. Winner subsequently lost re-election in November; see below.	nowrap
	Charles Diggs		Democratic	1954		Incumbent resigned June 3, 1980, after being censured by the U.S. House. New member elected November 4, 1980. Democratic hold. Winner also elected to the next term; see below.	nowrap

Alabama

See also: List of United States representatives from Alabama.

District	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
	Member	Party	First elected
	Jack Edwards		Republican	1964	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	William L. Dickinson		Republican	1964	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Bill Nichols		Democratic	1966	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Tom Bevill		Democratic	1966	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Ronnie Flippo		Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	John Hall Buchanan Jr.		Republican	1964		Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Republican hold.	nowrap
	Richard Shelby		Democratic	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Alaska

See main article: 1980 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska.

See also: List of United States representatives from Alaska.

American Samoa

See Non-voting delegates, below.

Arizona

See also: List of United States representatives from Arizona.

District	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
	Member	Party	First elected
	John Jacob Rhodes		Republican	1952	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Mo Udall		Democratic	1961	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Bob Stump		Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Eldon Rudd		Republican	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Arkansas

See also: List of United States representatives from Arkansas.

District	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
	Member	Party	First elected
	Bill Alexander		Democratic	1968	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Ed Bethune		Republican	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	John Paul Hammerschmidt		Republican	1966	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Beryl Anthony Jr.		Democratic	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

California

See main article: 1980 United States House of Representatives elections in California.

See also: List of United States representatives from California.

District	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
	Member	Party	First elected
	Harold T. Johnson		Democratic	1958		Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.	nowrap
	Donald H. Clausen		Republican	1963	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Bob Matsui		Democratic	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Vic Fazio		Democratic	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	John L. Burton		Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Phillip Burton		Democratic	1964	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	George Miller		Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Ron Dellums		Democratic	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Pete Stark		Democratic	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Don Edwards		Democratic	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	William Royer		Republican	1979		Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	nowrap
	Pete McCloskey		Republican	1967	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Norman Mineta		Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Norman D. Shumway		Republican	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Tony Coelho		Democratic	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Leon Panetta		Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Chip Pashayan		Republican	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Bill Thomas		Republican	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Bob Lagomarsino		Republican	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Barry Goldwater Jr.		Republican	1969	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	James C. Corman		Democratic	1960		Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.	nowrap
	Carlos Moorhead		Republican	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Anthony Beilenson		Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Henry Waxman		Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Edward R. Roybal		Democratic	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	John H. Rousselot		Republican	1960 1962 1970	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Bob Dornan		Republican	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Julian Dixon		Democratic	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Augustus Hawkins		Democratic	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	George E. Danielson		Democratic	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Charles H. Wilson		Democratic	1962		Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Democratic hold.	nowrap
	Glenn M. Anderson		Democratic	1968	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Wayne R. Grisham		Republican	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Dan Lungren		Republican	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	James F. Lloyd		Democratic	1974		Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.	nowrap
	George Brown Jr.		Democratic	1962 1970 1972	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Jerry Lewis		Republican	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Jerry M. Patterson		Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	William E. Dannemeyer		Republican	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Robert Badham		Republican	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Bob Wilson		Republican	1952		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.	nowrap
	Lionel Van Deerlin		Democratic	1962		Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.	nowrap
	Clair Burgener		Republican	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Colorado

See also: List of United States representatives from Colorado.

District	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
	Member	Party	First elected
	Pat Schroeder		Democratic	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Tim Wirth		Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Ray Kogovsek		Democratic	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	James Paul Johnson		Republican	1972		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.	nowrap
	Ken Kramer		Republican	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Connecticut

See also: List of United States representatives from Connecticut.

District	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
	Member	Party	First elected
	William R. Cotter		Democratic	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Chris Dodd		Democratic	1974		Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Democratic hold.	nowrap
	Robert Giaimo		Democratic	1958		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican gain.	nowrap
	Stewart McKinney		Republican	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	William R. Ratchford		Democratic	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Toby Moffett		Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Delaware

See also: List of United States representatives from Delaware.

District of Columbia

See Non-voting delegates, below.

Florida

See also: List of United States representatives from Florida.

District	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
	Member	Party	First elected
	Earl Hutto		Democratic	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Don Fuqua		Democratic	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Charles E. Bennett		Democratic	1948	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Bill Chappell		Democratic	1968	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Richard Kelly		Republican	1974		Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Republican hold.	nowrap
	Bill Young		Republican	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Sam Gibbons		Democratic	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Andy Ireland		Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Bill Nelson		Democratic	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Skip Bafalis		Republican	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Dan Mica		Democratic	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Edward J. Stack		Democratic	1978		Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Republican gain.	nowrap
	William Lehman		Democratic	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Claude Pepper		Democratic	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Dante Fascell		Democratic	1954	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Georgia

See also: List of United States representatives from Georgia.

District	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
	Member	Party	First elected
	Ronald "Bo" Ginn		Democratic	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Dawson Mathis		Democratic	1970		Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Democratic hold.	nowrap
	Jack Brinkley		Democratic	1966	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Elliott H. Levitas		Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Wyche Fowler		Democratic	1977	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Newt Gingrich		Republican	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Larry McDonald		Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Billy Lee Evans		Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Ed Jenkins		Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Doug Barnard Jr.		Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Hawaii

See also: List of United States representatives from Hawaii.

District	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
	Member	Party	First elected
	Cecil Heftel		Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Daniel Akaka		Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Guam

See Non-voting delegates, below.

Idaho

See also: List of United States representatives from Idaho.

District	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
	Member	Party	First elected
	Steve Symms		Republican	1972		Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Republican hold.	nowrap
	George V. Hansen		Republican	1964 1968 1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Illinois

See also: List of United States representatives from Illinois.

District	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
	Member	Party	First elected
	Bennett Stewart		Democratic	1978		Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Democratic hold.	nowrap
	Morgan F. Murphy		Democratic	1970		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	nowrap
	Marty Russo		Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Ed Derwinski		Republican	1958	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	John G. Fary		Democratic	1975	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Henry Hyde		Republican	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Cardiss Collins		Democratic	1973	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Dan Rostenkowski		Democratic	1958	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Sidney R. Yates		Democratic	1948 1962 1964	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	John Porter		Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Frank Annunzio		Democratic	1964	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Phil Crane		Republican	1969	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Robert McClory		Republican	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	John N. Erlenborn		Republican	1964	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Tom Corcoran		Republican	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	John B. Anderson		Republican	1960		Incumbent retired to run for U.S. President. New member elected. Republican hold.	nowrap
	George M. O'Brien		Republican	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Robert H. Michel		Republican	1956	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Tom Railsback		Republican	1966	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Paul Findley		Republican	1960	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Ed Madigan		Republican	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Dan Crane		Republican	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Melvin Price		Democratic	1944	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Paul Simon		Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Indiana

See also: List of United States representatives from Indiana.

District	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
	Member	Party	First elected
	Adam Benjamin Jr.		Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Floyd Fithian		Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	John Brademas		Democratic	1958		Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.	nowrap
	Dan Quayle		Republican	1976		Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Republican hold.	nowrap
	Elwood Hillis		Republican	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	David W. Evans		Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	John T. Myers		Republican	1966	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	H. Joel Deckard		Republican	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Lee H. Hamilton		Democratic	1964	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Philip Sharp		Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Andrew Jacobs Jr.		Democratic	1964 1972 1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Iowa

See also: List of United States representatives from Iowa.

District	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
	Member	Party	First elected
	Jim Leach		Republican	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Tom Tauke		Republican	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Chuck Grassley		Republican	1974		Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Republican hold.	nowrap
	Neal Edward Smith		Democratic	1958	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Tom Harkin		Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Berkley Bedell		Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Kansas

See also: List of United States representatives from Kansas.

District	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
	Member	Party	First elected
	Keith Sebelius		Republican	1968		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.	nowrap
	James Edmund Jeffries		Republican	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Larry Winn		Republican	1966	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Dan Glickman		Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Bob Whittaker		Republican	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Kentucky

See also: List of United States representatives from Kentucky.

District	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
	Member	Party	First elected
	Carroll Hubbard		Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	William Natcher		Democratic	1953	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Romano Mazzoli		Democratic	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Gene Snyder		Republican	1962 1964 1966	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Tim Lee Carter		Republican	1964		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.	nowrap
	Larry J. Hopkins		Republican	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Carl D. Perkins		Democratic	1948	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Louisiana

See also: List of United States representatives from Louisiana.

District	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
	Member	Party	First elected
	Bob Livingston		Republican	1977	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Lindy Boggs		Democratic	1973	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Billy Tauzin		Democratic	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Buddy Leach		Democratic	1978		Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic hold.	nowrap
	Jerry Huckaby		Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Henson Moore		Republican	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	John Breaux		Democratic	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Gillis William Long		Democratic	1962 1964 1972	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Maine

See also: List of United States representatives from Maine.

District	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
	Member	Party	First elected
	David F. Emery		Republican	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Olympia Snowe		Republican	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Maryland

See also: List of United States representatives from Maryland.

District	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
	Member	Party	First elected
	Robert Bauman		Republican	1973		Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	nowrap
	Clarence Long		Democratic	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Barbara Mikulski		Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Marjorie Holt		Republican	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Gladys Spellman		Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected despite medical coma.	nowrap
	Beverly Byron		Democratic	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Parren Mitchell		Democratic	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Michael D. Barnes		Democratic	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Massachusetts

See also: List of United States representatives from Massachusetts.

District	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
	Member	Party	First elected
	Silvio O. Conte		Republican	1958	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Edward Boland		Democratic	1952	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Joseph D. Early		Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Robert Drinan		Democratic	1970		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	nowrap
	James Shannon		Democratic	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Nicholas Mavroules		Democratic	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Ed Markey		Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Tip O'Neill		Democratic	1952	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Joe Moakley		Democratic	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Margaret Heckler		Republican	1966	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Brian J. Donnelly		Democratic	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Gerry Studds		Democratic	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Michigan

See also: List of United States representatives from Michigan.

District	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
	Member	Party	First elected
	John Conyers		Democratic	1964	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Carl Pursell		Republican	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Howard Wolpe		Democratic	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	David Stockman		Republican	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Harold S. Sawyer		Republican	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Bob Carr		Democratic	1974		Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.	nowrap
	Dale Kildee		Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	J. Bob Traxler		Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Guy Vander Jagt		Republican	1966	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Donald J. Albosta		Democratic	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Bob Davis		Republican	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	David Bonior		Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Charles Diggs		Democratic	1954		Incumbent resigned June 3, 1980, after being censured by the U.S. House. New member elected. Democratic hold. Winner also elected to finish the term, see above.	nowrap
	Lucien Nedzi		Democratic	1961		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	nowrap
	William D. Ford		Democratic	1964	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	John Dingell		Democratic	1955	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	William M. Brodhead		Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	James J. Blanchard		Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	William Broomfield		Republican	1956	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Minnesota

See also: List of United States representatives from Minnesota. As of 2021, this is the last time the Republican Party held a majority of congressional districts from Minnesota.

District	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
	Member	Party	First elected
	Arlen Erdahl		Independent- Republican	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Tom Hagedorn		Independent- Republican	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Bill Frenzel		Independent- Republican	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Bruce Vento		DFL	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Martin Olav Sabo		DFL	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Rick Nolan		DFL	1974		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Independent-Republican gain.	nowrap
	Arlan Stangeland		Independent- Republican	1977	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Jim Oberstar		DFL	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Mississippi

See also: List of United States representatives from Mississippi.

District	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
	Member	Party	First elected
	Jamie Whitten		Democratic	1941	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	David R. Bowen		Democratic	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Sonny Montgomery		Democratic	1966	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Jon Hinson		Republican	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Trent Lott		Republican	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Missouri

See also: List of United States representatives from Missouri.

District	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
	Member	Party	First elected
	Bill Clay		Democratic	1968	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Robert A. Young		Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Dick Gephardt		Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Ike Skelton		Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Richard Bolling		Democratic	1948	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Tom Coleman		Republican	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Gene Taylor		Republican	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Richard Howard Ichord Jr.		Democratic	1960		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican gain.	nowrap
	Harold Volkmer		Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Bill Burlison		Democratic	1968		Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.	nowrap

Montana

See also: List of United States representatives from Montana.

District	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
	Member	Party	First elected
	Pat Williams		Democratic	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Ron Marlenee		Republican	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Nebraska

See also: List of United States representatives from Nebraska.

District	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
	Member	Party	First elected
	Doug Bereuter		Republican	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	John Joseph Cavanaugh III		Democratic	1976		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican gain.	nowrap
	Virginia D. Smith		Republican	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Nevada

See also: List of United States representatives from Nevada.

New Hampshire

See also: List of United States representatives from New Hampshire.

District	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
	Member	Party	First elected
	Norman D'Amours		Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	James Colgate Cleveland		Republican	1962		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.	nowrap

New Jersey

See also: List of United States representatives from New Jersey.

District	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
	Member	Party	First elected
	James Florio		Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	William J. Hughes		Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	James J. Howard		Democratic	1964	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Frank Thompson		Democratic	1954		Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.	nowrap
	Millicent Fenwick		Republican	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Edwin B. Forsythe		Republican	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Andrew Maguire		Democratic	1974		Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.	nowrap
	Robert A. Roe		Democratic	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Harold C. Hollenbeck		Republican	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Peter W. Rodino		Democratic	1948	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Joseph Minish		Democratic	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Matthew J. Rinaldo		Republican	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Jim Courter		Republican	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Frank J. Guarini		Democratic	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Edward J. Patten		Democratic	1962		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	nowrap

New Mexico

See main article: 1980 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico.

See also: List of United States representatives from New Mexico.

District	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
	Member	Party	First elected
	Manuel Lujan Jr.		Republican	1968	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Vacant				Harold L. Runnels (D) died August 5, 1980. New member elected. Republican gain.	nowrap

New York

See also: List of United States representatives from New York.

District	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
	Member	Party	First elected
	William Carney		Conservative	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Thomas Downey		Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Jerome Ambro		Democratic	1974		Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.	nowrap
	Norman F. Lent		Republican	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	John W. Wydler		Republican	1962		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.	nowrap
	Lester L. Wolff		Democratic	1964		Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.	nowrap
	Joseph P. Addabbo		Democratic	1960	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal		Democratic	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Geraldine Ferraro		Democratic	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Mario Biaggi		Democratic	1968	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	James H. Scheuer		Democratic	1964 1972 1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Shirley Chisholm		Democratic	1968	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Stephen Solarz		Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Fred Richmond		Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Leo C. Zeferetti		Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Elizabeth Holtzman		Democratic	1972		Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Democratic hold.	nowrap
	John M. Murphy		Democratic	1962		Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.	nowrap
	Bill Green		Republican	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Charles Rangel		Democratic	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Ted Weiss		Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Robert García		Democratic	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Jonathan Brewster Bingham		Democratic	1964	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Peter A. Peyser		Democratic	1970 1976 1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Richard Ottinger		Democratic	1964 1970 1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Hamilton Fish IV		Republican	1968	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Benjamin Gilman		Republican	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Matthew F. McHugh		Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Samuel S. Stratton		Democratic	1958	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Gerald Solomon		Republican	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Robert C. McEwen		Republican	1964		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.	nowrap
	Donald J. Mitchell		Republican	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	James M. Hanley		Democratic	1964		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican gain.	nowrap
	Gary A. Lee		Republican	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Frank Horton		Republican	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Barber Conable		Republican	1964	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	John J. LaFalce		Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Henry J. Nowak		Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Jack Kemp		Republican	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Stan Lundine		Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

North Carolina

See also: List of United States representatives from North Carolina.

District	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
	Member	Party	First elected
	Walter B. Jones Sr.		Democratic	1966	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Lawrence H. Fountain		Democratic	1952	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Charles Orville Whitley		Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Ike Franklin Andrews		Democratic	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Stephen L. Neal		Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	L. Richardson Preyer		Democratic	1968		Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.	nowrap
	Charlie Rose		Democratic	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Bill Hefner		Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	James G. Martin		Republican	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	James T. Broyhill		Republican	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	V. Lamar Gudger		Democratic	1976		Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.	nowrap

North Dakota

See also: List of United States representatives from North Dakota.

Ohio

See also: List of United States representatives from Ohio.

District	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
	Member	Party	First elected
	Bill Gradison		Republican	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Tom Luken		Democratic	1974 1974 1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Tony P. Hall		Democratic	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Tennyson Guyer		Republican	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Del Latta		Republican	1958	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Bill Harsha		Republican	1960		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.	nowrap
	Bud Brown		Republican	1965	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Tom Kindness		Republican	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Thomas L. Ashley		Democratic	1954		Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.	nowrap
	Clarence E. Miller		Republican	1966	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	J. William Stanton		Republican	1964	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Samuel L. Devine		Republican	1958		Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	nowrap
	Don Pease		Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	John F. Seiberling		Democratic	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Chalmers Wylie		Republican	1966	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Ralph Regula		Republican	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	John M. Ashbrook		Republican	1960	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Douglas Applegate		Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Lyle Williams		Republican	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Mary Rose Oakar		Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Louis Stokes		Democratic	1968	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Charles Vanik		Democratic	1954		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	nowrap
	Ronald M. Mottl		Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Oklahoma

See also: List of United States representatives from Oklahoma.

District	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
	Member	Party	First elected
	James R. Jones		Democratic	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Mike Synar		Democratic	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Wes Watkins		Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Tom Steed		Democratic	1948		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	nowrap
	Mickey Edwards		Republican	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Glenn English		Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Oregon

See also: List of United States representatives from Oregon.

District	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
	Member	Party	First elected
	Les AuCoin		Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Albert C. Ullman		Democratic	1956		Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.	nowrap
	Robert B. Duncan		Democratic	1962 1966 1974		Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic hold.	nowrap
	Jim Weaver		Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Pennsylvania

See also: List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania.

District	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
	Member	Party	First elected
	Michael Myers		Democratic	1976		Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic hold.	nowrap
	William H. Gray		Democratic	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Raymond Lederer		Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Charles F. Dougherty		Republican	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Dick Schulze		Republican	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Gus Yatron		Democratic	1968	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Bob Edgar		Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Peter H. Kostmayer		Democratic	1976		Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.	nowrap
	Bud Shuster		Republican	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Joseph M. McDade		Republican	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Ray Musto		Democratic	1980		Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.	nowrap
	John Murtha		Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Lawrence Coughlin		Republican	1968	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	William S. Moorhead		Democratic	1958		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	nowrap
	Donald L. Ritter		Republican	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Bob Walker		Republican	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Allen E. Ertel		Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Doug Walgren		Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	William F. Goodling		Republican	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Joseph M. Gaydos		Democratic	1968	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Donald A. Bailey		Democratic	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Austin Murphy		Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	William Clinger		Republican	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Marc L. Marks		Republican	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Eugene Atkinson		Democratic	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Puerto Rico

See Non-voting delegates, below.

Rhode Island

See also: List of United States representatives from Rhode Island.

District	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
	Member	Party	First elected
	Fernand St Germain		Democratic	1960	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Edward Beard		Democratic	1974		Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.	nowrap

South Carolina

See main article: 1980 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina.

See also: List of United States representatives from South Carolina.

District	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
	Member	Party	First elected
	Mendel Jackson Davis		Democratic	1971		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican gain.	nowrap
	Floyd Spence		Republican	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Butler Derrick		Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Carroll A. Campbell Jr.		Republican	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Kenneth Lamar Holland		Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	John Jenrette		Democratic	1974		Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.	nowrap

South Dakota

See also: List of United States representatives from South Dakota.

District	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
	Member	Party	First elected
	Tom Daschle		Democratic	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	James Abdnor		Republican	1972		Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Republican hold.	nowrap

Tennessee

See also: List of United States representatives from Tennessee.

District	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
	Member	Party	First elected
	Jimmy Quillen		Republican	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	John Duncan Sr.		Republican	1964	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Marilyn Lloyd		Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Al Gore		Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Bill Boner		Democratic	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Robin Beard		Republican	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Ed Jones		Democratic	1969	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Harold Ford Sr.		Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Texas

See main article: 1980 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas.

See also: List of United States representatives from Texas.

District	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
	Member	Party	First elected
	Sam B. Hall Jr.		Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Charles Wilson		Democratic	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	James M. Collins		Republican	1968	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Ray Roberts		Democratic	1962		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	nowrap
	Jim Mattox		Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Phil Gramm		Democratic	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Bill Archer		Republican	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Bob Eckhardt		Democratic	1966		Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.	nowrap
	Jack Brooks		Democratic	1952	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	J. J. Pickle		Democratic	1963	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Marvin Leath		Democratic	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Jim Wright		Democratic	1954	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Jack Hightower		Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Joseph P. Wyatt Jr.		Democratic	1978		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	nowrap
	Kika de la Garza		Democratic	1964	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Richard C. White		Democratic	1964	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Charles Stenholm		Democratic	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Mickey Leland		Democratic	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Kent Hance		Democratic	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Henry B. González		Democratic	1961	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Tom Loeffler		Republican	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Ron Paul		Republican	1976 1976 1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Abraham Kazen		Democratic	1966	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Martin Frost		Democratic	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

U.S. Virgin Islands

See Non-voting delegates, below.

Utah

See also: List of United States representatives from Utah.

District	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
	Member	Party	First elected
	K. Gunn McKay		Democratic	1970		Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.	nowrap
	David Daniel Marriott		Republican	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Vermont

See also: List of United States representatives from Vermont.

Virginia

See also: List of United States representatives from Virginia.

District	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
	Member	Party	First elected
	Paul S. Trible Jr.		Republican	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	G. William Whitehurst		Republican	1968	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	David E. Satterfield III		Democratic	1964		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican gain.	nowrap
	Robert Daniel		Republican	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Dan Daniel		Democratic	1968	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	M. Caldwell Butler		Republican	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	J. Kenneth Robinson		Republican	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Herbert Harris		Democratic	1974		Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.	nowrap
	William C. Wampler		Republican	1952 1954 1966	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Joseph L. Fisher		Democratic	1974		Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.	nowrap

Washington

See also: List of United States representatives from Washington.

District	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
	Member	Party	First elected
	Joel Pritchard		Republican	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Al Swift		Democratic	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Don Bonker		Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Mike McCormack		Democratic	1970		Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.	nowrap
	Tom Foley		Democratic	1964	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Norman D. Dicks		Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Mike Lowry		Democratic	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

West Virginia

See also: List of United States representatives from West Virginia.

District	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
	Member	Party	First elected
	Bob Mollohan		Democratic	1952 1956 1968	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Harley O. Staggers		Democratic	1948		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican gain.	nowrap
	John G. Hutchinson		Democratic	1980		Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.	nowrap
	Nick Rahall		Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Wisconsin

See also: List of United States representatives from Wisconsin.

District	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
	Member	Party	First elected
	Les Aspin		Democratic	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Robert Kastenmeier		Democratic	1958	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Alvin Baldus		Democratic	1974		Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.	nowrap
	Clement J. Zablocki		Democratic	1948	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Henry S. Reuss		Democratic	1954	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Tom Petri		Republican	1979	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Dave Obey		Democratic	1969	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Toby Roth		Republican	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Jim Sensenbrenner		Republican	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Wyoming

See also: List of United States representatives from Wyoming.

Non-voting delegates

See also: Non-voting members of the United States House of Representatives.

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|-! | Walter Fauntroy| | Democratic| 1971| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

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|-! | Melvin H. Evans| | Republican| 1978| New member elected.| nowrap |

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See also

• 1980 United States elections
  • 1980 United States gubernatorial elections
  • 1980 United States presidential election
  • 1980 United States Senate elections
• 96th United States Congress
• 97th United States Congress