1980 Election Cycle

96th Congress

Overview

Cycle Year: 1980
Congress: 96th Congress
Cycle Period: 1979-01-01 to 1980-12-31
Total Candidates: 3,957
Total Committees: 7,884

Candidates

Federal candidates who participated in the 1980 election cycle:

Presidential Candidates (50 total)

Senate Candidates (100 total)

ABDNOR, JAMES(Republican Party)
ABZUG, BELLA S.(Democratic Party)
ALIOTO, KATHLEEN SULLIVAN(Democratic Party)
ALLEN, MRS. JIM(Democratic Party) - Challenger
AMACHER, RYAN CUSTER(Democratic Party)
ANAYA, TONEY(Democratic Party)
ANDERSEN, LEONARD M(Democratic Party)
ANDERSON, DARRYL W.(DFL)
ANDERSON, SHARON LEA MRS(DFL) - Challenger
ANDERSON, THOMAS J(Democratic Party) - Open Seat
ANDERSON, WENDELL RICHARD(Democratic Party) - Challenger
ANDREWS, JACKSON M(Republican Party)
ANDREWS, MARK(Republican Party) - Open Seat
ANGELL, WAYNE D.(Republican Party) - Challenger
APODACA, JERRY(Democratic Party)
ARMSTRONG, WILLIAM L(Republican Party) - Incumbent
ARTZ, BURTON(SWP) - Open Seat
ARVIDSON, GENE(Democratic Party)
ASHBROOK, JOHN MILAN(Republican Party)
AUSTIN, RICHARD H.(Democratic Party)
BABSON, FREDERICK A. JR.(Democratic Party) - Challenger
BAGLEY, ELI J.(Republican Party)
BAKER, DEANE(Republican Party)
BAKER, GERALD LEO(Democratic Party)
BAKER, HOWARD H JR(Republican Party) - Incumbent
BAKER, JOHN MARTIN(Democratic Party) - Challenger
BAKER, LOREN L(Libertarian Party) - Open Seat
BANGERTER, BRUCE(Independent)
BARDWELL, JERRY C(Republican Party)
BARNES, JOHN A.(Democratic Party)
BARNETT, DON(Democratic Party) - Challenger
BARROWS, GORDON HENSLEY(Republican Party) - Challenger
BARTLETT, DEWEY F.(Republican Party) - Challenger
BARTLETT, DONALD COMPTON(Democratic Party) - Challenger
BARTLETT, ROSCOE G JR DR(Republican Party)
BATCHELOR, GEORGE M(AMP)
BAUCUS, MAX(Democratic Party) - Incumbent
BAXTER, JAMES H. JR.(Republican Party)
BAYH, BIRCH E. JR.(Democratic Party) - Incumbent
BEASLEY, MICHAEL J(Democratic Party)
BELEW, WANDA L(Republican Party)
BELL, DALE(Republican Party)
BELL, JEFFREY(Republican Party)
BELLMON, HENRY(Republican Party) - Incumbent
BELLUSO, NICK-REAGAN(Republican Party)
BENTSEN, LLOYD SENATOR(Democratic Party) - Incumbent
BERGLAND, DAVID(Libertarian Party)
BERMAN, DANIEL LEWIS(Democratic Party)
BERNARD, EMIL I(Republican Party)
BERNIER-NACHTWEY, E FLOYD (SPUNKY)(Republican Party)

Showing 50 of 100 candidates

House Candidates (200 total)

AAMODT, NORMAN O.(Republican Party)
ABDELLA, JAMES(Republican Party)
ABDNOR, JAMES(Republican Party) - Incumbent
ABELDT, LARRY(Republican Party)
ABERNATHY, RALPH DAVID(Democratic Party) - Challenger
ABRAMS, ROSALIE SILBER(Democratic Party)
ABZUG, BELLA S.(Democratic Party) - Challenger
ACETO, GINA A(CRV)
ACKERSON, NELS(Democratic Party)
ADAME, MARSHALL RICHARD(Democratic Party)
ADAMS, ART(Democratic Party)
ADAMS, BROCK(Democratic Party) - Challenger
ADAMS, HENRY L(Republican Party)
ADAMS, JOHN(Democratic Party)
ADAMS, MICHAEL F(Republican Party)
ADAMS, RICHARD PETER(Democratic Party) - Challenger
ADAMS, SAMUEL PAYNE(Democratic Party)
ADANTI, MR. MICHAEL J.(Democratic Party)
ADDABBO, JOSEPH P(Democratic Party) - Incumbent
ADKINS, RAY(Democratic Party)
ADLER, JOHN(Republican Party)
ADLEY, SUSAN LORRAINE(SWP)
AGERS, REX(Republican Party)
AGLER, TERRY G(Republican Party)
AIN, STUART L.(Republican Party)
AINSWORTH, JON(Democratic Party)
AKAKA, DANIEL KAHIKINA(Democratic Party) - Incumbent
ALBANESE, ANDREW(Republican Party)
ALBAUGH, WILLIAM ALBERT(Republican Party)
ALBERT, MICHAEL LEWIS(Republican Party) - Open Seat
ALBERT, TED(Democratic Party) - Challenger
ALBOSTA, DONALD JOSEPH(Democratic Party) - Incumbent
ALDRICH, ALEXANDER(Republican Party)
ALEXANDER, CECIL LEWIS(Democratic Party) - Challenger
ALEXANDER, STEVE S.(Democratic Party) - Challenger
ALEXANDER, WILLIAM VOLLIE JR(Democratic Party) - Incumbent
ALKIRE, DAVID(Democratic Party)
ALLDREDGE, JOSEPH D.(Libertarian Party) - Open Seat
ALLEGRUCCI, DON(Democratic Party) - Challenger
ALLEN, BEN(Democratic Party) - Challenger
ALLEN, RICHARD J(Republican Party)
ALLEN, ROBERT S.(Republican Party)
ALLEN, SI(Democratic Party) - Open Seat
ALLEN, WILLIAM DEAN SR(Republican Party)
ALLMAN, ROBERT G(Democratic Party)
ALTER, SUSAN D(Democratic Party) - Open Seat
ALTON, ELVIN DUANE(Republican Party)
AMACHER, RYAN CUSTER(Democratic Party)
AMAIMO, MORGAN L(Democratic Party)
AMBER, RICHARD DONALD(Republican Party)
AMBRO, JEROME A(Democratic Party) - Incumbent
AMBROSE, MARCUS STEPHEN(Democratic Party)
AMBROSIO, GABRIEL M(Democratic Party)
AMMERMAN, JOSEPH S.(Democratic Party) - Challenger
AMMOND, ALENE S(Democratic Party)
ANDERSON, EILEEN(Democratic Party)
ANDERSON, FRED LODEWYK(Democratic Party)
ANDERSON, GLENN M(Democratic Party) - Incumbent
ANDERSON, JAMES R.(Republican Party)
ANDERSON, JOHN B(Republican Party) - Incumbent
ANDERSON, JOHN T(Republican Party)
ANDERSON, JOSEPH EVERETT(Democratic Party)
ANDERSON, MARJORIE D(Republican Party)
ANDERSON, RICHARD(Democratic Party)
ANDERSON, STEVE(Democratic Party)
ANDERSON, STEVEN CRAIG(Republican Party) - Open Seat
ANDERSON, WALLACE (WALLY)(Republican Party)
ANDREWS, BEN FRANK JR.(Republican Party)
ANDREWS, CLIFFORD H.(Republican Party)
ANDREWS, IKE FRANKLIN(Democratic Party) - Incumbent
ANDREWS, MARK(Republican Party) - Incumbent
ANDREWS, MICHAEL A(Democratic Party)
ANDREWS, RICHARD LOUIS(Republican Party)
ANDRICA, JOHN DEAN(Republican Party)
ANNUNZIO, FRANK(Democratic Party) - Incumbent
ANTHONY, BERYL FRANKLIN JR(Democratic Party) - Incumbent
APPLEGATE, E DOUGLAS(Democratic Party) - Incumbent
APPLEGATE, PETER(Independent)
ARCHER, JOSEPH FLETCHER(Democratic Party)
ARCHER, WILLIAM R(Republican Party) - Incumbent
AREL, MAURICE L(Democratic Party) - Open Seat
ARENA, JOSEPH A(Republican Party)
ARENTSEN, EDWIN (UNREG)(Democratic Party)
ARES, HENRY(Republican Party)
ARLINE, C. RONALD(Democratic Party)
ARMISTEAD, JAMES C(Independent)
ARMSTRONG, DAVID EARL(Republican Party)
ARNOLD, ROBERT S.(Republican Party)
ARONICA, MR. LOUIS S.(Unknown)
ARONOFF, STANLEY J.(Republican Party)
ARTH, WILLIAM(SWP) - Open Seat
ASHBROOK, JOHN M.(Republican Party) - Incumbent
ASHLEY, THOMAS L.(Democratic Party) - Incumbent
ASHWORTH, DAVID G.(Republican Party)
ASKIN, FRANK(Democratic Party)
ASPIN, LES(Democratic Party) - Incumbent
ATANASIO, PAUL M(CRV)
ATIGAN, PETER(Democratic Party)
ATKINS, ROLAND J.(Republican Party)
ATKINS, TOM(Republican Party)

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Committees

Top committees active in the 1980 election cycle:

"GREAT CHANGE" COMMITTEE (Party - Nonqualified, Unknown)
"WE THE PEOPLE" OF THE THIRD CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT (House Campaign, Republican Party)
'76 TAFT FOR SENATE COMMITTEE (Senate Campaign)
(KENTUCKY) 1980 SOCIALIST WORKERS CAMPAIGN (Party - Nonqualified, SWP)
10TH CONG DEMOCRATIC WOMEN POLITICAL ACTION FUND (House Campaign, Democratic Party)
10TH CONRESSIONAL DISTRICT CARTER DELEGATE CANDIDATES COMMITTEE (Delegate Committee)
10TH DISTRICT CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRAT ACTION CLUB (Party - Nonqualified, Democratic Party)
10TH DISTRICT REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE (Party - Qualified, Republican Party)
11TH CONGRESSIONAL DIST CARTER DELEGATES (Delegate Committee, Democratic Party)
1200 COMMITTEE - THE FIDELITY BANK (PAC - Qualified, Unknown)
12TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT CARTER DELEGATE CANDIDATES COMMITTEE (Delegate Committee)
12TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS WOMEN'S REPUBLICAN CLUB (Party - Nonqualified, Republican Party)
12TH DIST IND COMM FOR RONALD REAGAN (Independent Expenditure)
12TH DISTRICT CITIZENS PARTY (PCC FOR TED KUHN) (House Campaign)
13TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE (Party - Nonqualified, Republican Party)
14TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT REPUB COMMITTEE (Party - Nonqualified, Republican Party)
14TH DEMOCRATIC DISTRICT FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (Party - Qualified, Democratic Party)
14TH DISTRIST CARTER/MONDALE DELEGATE COMMITTEE (Delegate Committee)
16TH CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATIC DISTRICT FEDERAL FUND (Party - Nonqualified, Democratic Party)
17TH CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE - N.Y. (Party - Nonqualified, Unknown)
18TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT CARTER/MONDALE DELEGATE COMMITTEE (Delegate Committee)
18TH DISTRICT DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE (Party - Qualified, Democratic Party)
1900 CLUB (PAC - Nonqualified)
1972 CAMPAIGN LIQUIDATION TRUST (NIXON 1972 COMMITTEE) (Presidential Campaign)
1974 HORNE FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE (House Campaign)
1976 DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE, INC. (PCC-1976 GENERAL ELECTION) (Presidential Campaign, Democratic Party)
1976 DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE,INC (COMPLIANCE FUND) (Presidential Campaign)
1976 RAPP FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE (House Campaign)
1976 UNITED STATES PARTY ELECTION COMM. (Senate Campaign, Unknown)
1978 BARNARD FOR CONGRESS CMTE FOR D.D. BARNARD JR. (House Campaign, Democratic Party)
1978 EISENHOWER SILVER JUBILEE DINNER (Party - Qualified, Republican Party)
1978 GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY PARTY (Party - Nonqualified, Republican Party)
1978 INDEPENDENT FEDERAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (PAC - Nonqualified)
1978 MASSACHUSETTS SOCIALIST WORKERS CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (Party - Nonqualified, SWP)
1978 NATIONAL PARTY CONFERENCE ARRANGEMENTS COMMITTEE (Party - Qualified, Democratic Party)
1978 NEW JERSEY SOCIALIST WORKERS CAMPAIGN CMTE. (Party - Nonqualified, SWP)
1978 RE-ELECT ROE TO CONGRESS COMMITTEE (House Campaign, Democratic Party)
1978 VIRGINIA DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (Party - Qualified, Democratic Party)
1979 DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (Party - Nonqualified, Democratic Party)
1979 REPUBLICAN SENATE-HOUSE DINNER (Party - Qualified, Republican Party)
1980 ALLEGHENY COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (Party - Nonqualified, Democratic Party)
1980 CLUB (Party - Nonqualified, Democratic Party)
1980 COMMITTEE TO ELECT BOB HATEM TO CONGRESS (House Campaign, Democratic Party)
1980 COMMITTEE TO RE-ELECT CONGRESSMAN BILL GREEN (House Campaign)
1980 DELEGATE COMMITTEE (FOR REAGAN) (Delegate Committee)
1980 DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN CMTE (Party - Nonqualified, Democratic Party)
1980 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION COMMITTEE INC (Party - Qualified, Democratic Party)
1980 DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF VA CAMPAIGN COMM STATE/FEDERAL ACCOUNT (Party - Nonqualified, Democratic Party)
1980 EAST BAY SOCIALIST WORKERS CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (Party - Nonqualified, SWP)
1980 ELECTION COMMITTEE (FOR MARYLAND CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICANS) (PAC - Nonqualified, Republican Party)

Showing top 50 of 7,884 total committees