1980 House Election Results

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. The initial on the extreme right in the "Old" column denotes the party which held the seat in the 96th Congress (1979-1980).

An asterisk (*) following the name signifies an incumbent. FEC Releases 1980 Election ResultsThis information is not intended to replace the law or to change its meaning, nor does this information create or confer any rights for or on any person or bind the Federal Election Commission or the public. The reader is encouraged also to consult the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (52 U.S.C.

30101 et seq.), Commission regulations (Title 11. 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.

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. Reagan's victory also allowed many Republican House candidates to secure election, and the Republicans gained a net of 35 seats from the Democratic Party. The Democrats nonetheless retained a.

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.

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. Detailed national results of US Presidential Elections from 1789 through 2012, US Senate and Gubernatorial Elections since 1990. Site includes election data, county maps and state maps, charts.

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