1980 Montana House of Representatives election

Not to be confused with 1980 United States House of Representatives elections in Montana.

1980 Montana House of Representatives election
November 4, 1980 (1980-11-04)
All 100 seats in the Montana House of Representatives
51 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Rep
Dem
Leader Jack Ramirez
(retired) 		Harold E. Gerke
(lost re-election)
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 64th-Billings 62nd-Billings
Last election 45 55
Seats after 57 43
Seat change 12 12
Speaker before election

Harold E. Gerke
Democratic

Elected Speaker

Bob Marks
Republican

The 1980 Montana House of Representatives election took place on November 4, 1980, with the primary election held on June 3, 1980. Montana voters elected all 100 members of the Montana House of Representatives to serve two-year terms. The election coincided with United States national elections and Montana state elections, including U.S. President, U.S. House, Montana Governor, and Montana Senate.

Following the previous election in 1978, Democrats held a 55-to-45-seat majority over Republicans. Republicans flipped control of the chamber in 1980 by winning 57 seats while Democrats held 43—giving Republicans a net gain of 12 seats. The newly elected members served in the 47th Montana State Legislature, during which Republican Bob Marks was elected Speaker of the Montana House.

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