Home About Chat Users Issues Party Candidates Polling Firms Media News Polls Calendar Key Races United States President Senate House Governors International

New User Account
"A collaborative political resource." 
Email: Password:

  US Senate - National Vote
  RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > U.S. Senate > Popular Vote
OfficeSenate
TypeControl Indicator
Filing Deadline 00, 1976 - 12:00am
Polls Open November 02, 1976 - 06:00am
Polls Close November 04, 1980 - 06:30pm
Term Start January 03, 1981 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1983 - 12:00pm
ContributorChronicler
Last ModifiedChronicler August 23, 2005 08:06pm
Data SourcesDubin, pp. 705-726.
DescriptionThe Republican Party scored a landslide in U.S. Senate races of 1980, taking control for the first time since 1955. Although they lost the popular vote by a margin of 52-45, they won 22 seats to 12 for the Democrats, a gain of 12 seats for the GOP. The new Senate stood at 53 Republicans, 46 Democrats, and one Independent.

New U.S. Senators: Denton (AL), Murkowski (AK), Dodd (CT), Hawkins (FL), Mattingly (GA), Symms (ID), Dixon (IL), Quayle (IN), Grassley (IA), Rudman (NH), D'Amato (NY), East (NC), Andrews (ND), Nickles (OK), Specter (PA), Abdnor (SD), Gordon (WA), and Kasten (WI).

Aggregate nationwide totals for U.S. Senate races of 1980:

Democratic 30,700,679 - 51.6%
Republican 26,599,200 - 44.7
Liberal 667,517 - 1.1
Libertarian 401,148 - 0.7
Am. Independent (and Right to Life) 300,090 - 0.5
Conservative 291,256 - 0.5
Peace and Freedom 199,962 - 0.3
Independent 185,382 - 0.3
Citizens (and Consumer) 40,074 - 0.1
Socialist Workers 27,762 - 0.1
Communist 18,948
Prohibition 10,556
Workers World 9,269
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail

CANDIDATES
Photo
Name Republican Party Control (I) Democratic Party Control Independent Control Liberal Party Control American Independent Party Control Conservative Party Control Libertarian Party Control
PartyRepublican Democratic Independent Liberal American Independent Conservative Libertarian
Votes65,189,448 (44.30%) 76,940,443 (52.28%) 1,673,909 (1.14%) 851,600 (0.58%) 682,984 (0.46%) 602,750 (0.41%) 507,256 (0.35%)
Margin-11,750,995 (-7.99%) 0 (0.00%) -75,266,534 (-51.15%) -76,088,843 (-51.70%) -76,257,459 (-51.82%) -76,337,693 (-51.87%) -76,433,187 (-51.94%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
MORE CANDIDATES
Photo
Name Peace and Freedom Party Control Socialist Workers Party Control Prohibition Party Control Labor Party Control Communist Party Control Citizen's Party Control La Raza Unida Party Control
PartyPeace & Freedom Socialist Workers Prohibition U.S. Labor Communist Citizens La Raza Unida
Votes318,571 (0.22%) 155,682 (0.11%) 53,627 (0.04%) 51,907 (0.04%) 47,098 (0.03%) 40,074 (0.03%) 18,956 (0.01%)
Margin-76,621,872 (-52.07%) -76,784,761 (-52.18%) -76,886,816 (-52.25%) -76,888,536 (-52.25%) -76,893,345 (-52.25%) -76,900,369 (-52.26%) -76,921,487 (-52.27%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
MORE CANDIDATES
Photo
Name Socialist Labor Party Control Workers World Party Control
PartySocialist Labor Workers World
Votes16,074 (0.01%) 9,269 (0.01%)
Margin-76,924,369 (-52.27%) -76,931,174 (-52.28%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements

NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor

DISCUSSION
Get Firefox!