The following elections occurred in the year 1980.

Africa 1980 Angolan legislative election 1980 Cameroonian presidential election 1980 Cape Verdean parliamentary election 1980 Gabonese legislative election 1980 Guinean legislative election 1980 Ivorian parliamentary election 1980 Ivorian presidential election 1980 São Toméan legislative election 1980 Southern Rhodesian general election 1980 Sudanese parliamentary election 1980 Tanzanian general election 1980 Ugandan general election

Asia 1980 Iranian legislative election 1980 Iranian presidential election 1980 Iraqi parliamentary election 1980 Japanese House of Councillors election 1980 Japanese general election 1980 Philippine Kabataang Barangay election 1980 Philippine local elections 1980 Republic of China legislative election 1980 Singaporean general election 1980 South Korean presidential election 1980 Turkish presidential election

India 1980 Indian general election 1980 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh 1980 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu 1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election

Australia 1980 Australian federal election 1980 Bankstown state by-election 1980 Castlereagh state by-election 1980 Denison state by-election 1980 Ku-ring-gai state by-election 1980 Murray state by-election 1980 Northern Territory general election 1980 Norwood state by-election 1980 Queensland state election 1980 Western Australian state election

Europe Austrian presidential election Czechoslovak presidential election Gibraltar general election Icelandic presidential election Polish legislative election Portuguese presidential election Portuguese legislative election Romanian parliamentary election Turkish presidential election Umbrian regional election Venetian regional election

Germany West German federal election :de:Landtagswahl in Baden-Württemberg 1980 :de:Landtagswahl im Saarland 1980

Spain Basque parliamentary election Catalan parliamentary election

United Kingdom 1980 Glasgow Central by-election 1980 Labour Party leadership election (UK) 1980 Southend East by-election

United Kingdom local 1980 United Kingdom local elections

English local 1980 Manchester Council election 1980 Trafford Council election 1980 Wolverhampton Council election

North America 1980 Honduran Constituent Assembly election 1980 Honduran presidential election 1980 Panamanian parliamentary election

Canada 1980 Brantford municipal election 1980 Edmonton municipal election 1980 Canadian federal election 1980 Manitoba municipal elections 1980 Ontario municipal elections 1980 Ottawa municipal election 1980 Quebec independence referendum 1980 Toronto municipal election

Caribbean 1980 Antigua and Barbuda general election 1980 Jamaican general election 1980 Puerto Rican general election 1980 Tobago House of Assembly election

United States 1980 United States elections 1980 United States presidential election

United States lieutenant gubernatorial 1980 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election 1980 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election 1980 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election

United States gubernatorial 1980 Arkansas gubernatorial election 1980 Delaware gubernatorial election 1980 Indiana gubernatorial election 1980 Missouri gubernatorial election 1980 Montana gubernatorial election 1980 New Hampshire gubernatorial election 1980 North Carolina gubernatorial election 1980 North Dakota gubernatorial election 1980 Rhode Island gubernatorial election 1980 United States gubernatorial elections 1980 Utah gubernatorial election 1980 Vermont gubernatorial election 1980 Washington gubernatorial election 1980 West Virginia gubernatorial election

United States House of Representatives 1980 United States House of Representatives elections 1980 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska 1980 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware 1980 United States House of Representatives election in Nevada 1980 United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota 1980 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont 1980 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming

United States Senate 1980 United States Senate elections 1980 United States Senate election in Alabama 1980 United States Senate election in Alaska 1980 United States Senate election in Arizona 1980 United States Senate election in Arkansas 1980 United States Senate election in California 1980 United States Senate election in Colorado 1980 United States Senate election in Connecticut 1980 United States Senate election in Georgia 1980 United States Senate election in Hawaii 1980 United States Senate election in Idaho 1980 United States Senate election in Illinois 1980 United States Senate election in Indiana 1980 United States Senate election in Iowa 1980 United States Senate election in Kansas 1980 United States Senate election in Kentucky 1980 United States Senate election in Louisiana 1980 United States Senate election in Maryland 1980 United States Senate election in Missouri 1980 United States Senate election in New Hampshire 1980 United States Senate election in New York 1980 United States Senate election in North Carolina 1980 United States Senate election in North Dakota 1980 United States Senate election in Ohio 1980 United States Senate election in Oklahoma 1980 United States Senate election in Oregon 1980 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania 1980 United States Senate election in South Carolina 1980 United States Senate election in South Dakota 1980 United States Senate election in Utah 1980 United States Senate election in Vermont 1980 United States Senate election in Washington 1980 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

United States mayoral elections 1980 Auburn, Alabama municipal elections 1980 Orlando mayoral election 1980 Portland, Oregon mayoral election

Oceania 1980 East Coast Bays by-election 1980 Nauruan parliamentary election 1980 Northern Maori by-election 1980 Onehunga by-election 1980 Palauan general election 1980 Solomon Islands general election

Australia 1980 Australian federal election 1980 Bankstown state by-election 1980 Castlereagh state by-election 1980 Denison state by-election 1980 Ku-ring-gai state by-election 1980 Murray state by-election 1980 Northern Territory general election 1980 Norwood state by-election 1980 Queensland state election 1980 Western Australian state election

South America 1980 Bolivian general election 1980 Chilean constitutional referendum 1980 Guyanese general election 1980 Peruvian general election