United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming, 1980

The 1980 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1980 which coincided with the 1980 United States presidential election, election of Ronald Reagan as President of the United States, President, defeating Democratic Party (United States), Democratic incumbent President Jimmy Carter. Reagan's victory also allowed many United States Republican Party, Republican House candidates to secure elections. The Republicans gained a net of 35 seats from the United States Democratic Party, Democratic Party. The Democrats nonetheless retained a significant majority, unlike the 1980 United States Senate elections, Senate elections, where Republicans gained control of the chamber. However, many Democratic congressmen from the south (known as "Boll weevil (politics), 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 era of the United States, 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 (United States), Libertarian Party received the third-largest share of the Direct election, popular vote in both chambers of Congress. As of 2022, this is the last time that Republicans won a majority of seats in the Minnesota delegation. This is the earliest House election with a currently serving member, that being Chris Smith (New Jersey politician), Chris Smith and Hal Rogers.

Overall results

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

Source
Election Statistics - Office of the Clerk

Special elections

In these special elections, the winner was seated during 1980 or before January 3, 1981; ordered by election date.

Alabama

Alaska

American Samoa

See #Non-voting delegates, Non-voting delegates, below.

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

District of Columbia

See #Non-voting delegates, Non-voting delegates, below.

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Guam

See #Non-voting delegates, Non-voting delegates, below.

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

As of 2021, this is the last time the Republican Party held a majority of congressional districts from Minnesota.

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Puerto Rico

See #Non-voting delegates, Non-voting delegates, below.

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

U.S. Virgin Islands

See #Non-voting delegates, Non-voting delegates, below.

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

Non-voting delegates

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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

Notes

References

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1980 United States House of Representatives elections,
November 1980 events in the United States