Share to: share facebook share twitter share wa share telegram print page

 

1980 United States gubernatorial elections

1980 United States gubernatorial elections

← 1979 November 4, 1980 1981 →

15 governorships
13 states; 2 territories
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Seats before 31 19
Seats after 27 23
Seat change Decrease4 Increase4
Seats up 10 3
Seats won 6 7

1980 Rhode Island gubernatorial election1980 Arkansas gubernatorial election1980 Delaware gubernatorial election1980 Indiana gubernatorial election1980 Missouri gubernatorial election1980 Montana gubernatorial election1980 New Hampshire gubernatorial election1980 North Carolina gubernatorial election1980 North Dakota gubernatorial election1980 Utah gubernatorial election1980 Vermont gubernatorial election1980 Washington gubernatorial election1980 West Virginia gubernatorial election1980 Puerto Rico gubernatorial election1980 American Samoa gubernatorial election
  Democratic hold
  Republican hold
  Republican gain

United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 4, 1980, in 13 states and two territories. The Republican party had a net gain of four seats in this election, coinciding with the Senate, House elections and presidential election. As of 2025, this was the last election in which a Democrat won the gubernatorial election in Utah and also the last election in which a Republican won the gubernatorial race in the state of Washington.

Election results

A bolded state name features an article about the specific election.

State Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Arkansas Bill Clinton Democratic 1978[1] Incumbent lost re-election.
New governor elected.
Republican gain.
Delaware Pete du Pont Republican 1976 Incumbent re-elected.
Indiana Otis Bowen Republican 1972 Incumbent term-limited.
New governor elected.
Republican hold.
  • Green tickY Robert D. Orr (Republican) 57.7%
  • John A. Hillenbrand II (Democratic) 41.9%
  • Cletis Artist (American) 0.4%
Missouri Joseph P. Teasdale Democratic 1976 Incumbent lost re-election.
New governor elected.
Republican gain.
Montana Thomas Lee Judge Democratic 1972 Incumbent lost re-nomination.
New governor elected.
Democratic hold.
  • Green tickY Ted Schwinden (Democratic) 55.4%
  • Jack Ramirez (Republican) 44.6%
New Hampshire Hugh Gallen Democratic 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
North Carolina Jim Hunt Democratic 1976 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Jim Hunt (Democratic) 61.9%
  • I. Beverly Lake Jr. (Republican) 37.4%
  • Robert Y. Emory (Libertarian) 0.5%
  • Douglas A. Cooper (Socialist Workers) 0.2%
North Dakota Arthur A. Link Democratic-NPL 1972 Incumbent lost re-election.
New governor elected.
Republican gain.
Rhode Island J. Joseph Garrahy Democratic 1976 Incumbent re-elected.
Utah Scott M. Matheson Democratic 1976 Incumbent re-elected.
Vermont Richard A. Snelling Republican 1976 Incumbent re-elected.
Washington Dixy Lee Ray Democratic 1976 Incumbent lost re-nomination.
New governor elected.
Republican gain.
West Virginia Jay Rockefeller Democratic 1976 Incumbent re-elected.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Bill Clinton (1946–)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved September 15, 2018.


Kembali kehalaman sebelumnya


Index: pl ar de en es fr it arz nl ja pt ceb sv uk vi war zh ru af ast az bg zh-min-nan bn be ca cs cy da et el eo eu fa gl ko hi hr id he ka la lv lt hu mk ms min no nn ce uz kk ro simple sk sl sr sh fi ta tt th tg azb tr ur zh-yue hy my ace als am an hyw ban bjn map-bms ba be-tarask bcl bpy bar bs br cv nv eml hif fo fy ga gd gu hak ha hsb io ig ilo ia ie os is jv kn ht ku ckb ky mrj lb lij li lmo mai mg ml zh-classical mr xmf mzn cdo mn nap new ne frr oc mhr or as pa pnb ps pms nds crh qu sa sah sco sq scn si sd szl su sw tl shn te bug vec vo wa wuu yi yo diq bat-smg zu lad kbd ang smn ab roa-rup frp arc gn av ay bh bi bo bxr cbk-zam co za dag ary se pdc dv dsb myv ext fur gv gag inh ki glk gan guw xal haw rw kbp pam csb kw km kv koi kg gom ks gcr lo lbe ltg lez nia ln jbo lg mt mi tw mwl mdf mnw nqo fj nah na nds-nl nrm nov om pi pag pap pfl pcd krc kaa ksh rm rue sm sat sc trv stq nso sn cu so srn kab roa-tara tet tpi to chr tum tk tyv udm ug vep fiu-vro vls wo xh zea ty ak bm ch ny ee ff got iu ik kl mad cr pih ami pwn pnt dz rmy rn sg st tn ss ti din chy ts kcg ve 
Prefix: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9