1980 House Of Representatives

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. Election results Data on parliamentary elections, including the background, candidates, voter turnout, results and the formation of the new legislature.

By default the latest election results are displayed. Select a date to view results from previous elections. Republicans made sizeable gains in the House, Senate, and won the presidency in the wave election of 1980.

In the House, the GOP picked up 34 seats to cut the Democratic margin to 243. House of Representatives elections See main article: 1980 United States House of Representatives elections. Elections were held for all 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives.

Though Democrats won the nationwide popular vote by 2.6 percentage points, Republicans gained 34 seats. 1980 General Election U.S. House of Representatives 2,354.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WINNERS In the following list of winners for seats in the House of Representatives, the initial following the name, in the "New" column, denotes which party won the seat. The 1980 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1980 which coincided with the election of Ronald Reagan as President, defeating Democratic incumbent President 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. Elections were held on Tuesday, November 4, 1980. Republican presidential nominee Ronald Reagan defeated incumbent Democratic President Jimmy Carter in a landslide.

Republicans picked up seats in both chambers of Congress and won control of the Senate, though Democrats retained a majority in the House of Representatives. The election is sometimes referred to as part of the "Reagan Revolution. 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.