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. The Republicans gained a net of 35 seats from the Democratic Party. The Democrats nonetheless retained a significant majority, unlike the Senate elections, where Republicans gained control of the chamber. However, many Democratic congressmen from the south (known as "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 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 received the third-largest share of the popular vote in both chambers of Congress. , 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 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, below. Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia See Non-voting delegates, below. Florida Georgia Hawaii Guam See 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, below. Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas U.S. Virgin Islands See Non-voting delegates, below. Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Non-voting delegates |- ! |- ! | Walter Fauntroy | | Democratic | 1971 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |- ! |- ! |- ! | Melvin H. Evans | | Republican | 1978 | New