March 11, 1980: Former governor Jimmy Carter ousts incumbent Democrat Herman Talmadge in the Georgia senate primary.
November 4, 1980: Former governor Jimmy Carter of Georgia is elected to the Senate.
November 4, 1980: Incumbent Democrat Frank Church of Idaho is reelected to the Senate.
November 4, 1980: Congressman John Anderson of Illinois is elected to the Senate.
November 4, 1980: Incumbent Democrat Birch Bayh of Indiana is reelected to the Senate.
November 4, 1980: Congressman Dan Quayle of Indiana is elected governor.
November 4, 1980: Congresswoman Elizabeth Holtzman of New York is elected to the Senate.
November 4, 1980: Incumbent Democrat George McGovern of South Dakota is reelected to the Senate.