| Election Name: | 1980 United States gubernatorial elections |
| Country: | United States |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | No |
| Previous Election: | 1979 United States gubernatorial elections |
| Previous Year: | 1979 |
| Next Election: | 1981 United States gubernatorial elections |
| Next Year: | 1981 |
| Seats For Election: | 15 governorships 13 states; 2 territories |
| Election Date: | November 4, 1980 |
| 1Blank: | Seats up |
| 2Blank: | Seats won |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Seats Before1: | 31 |
| Seats After1: | 27 |
| Seat Change1: | 4 |
| 1Data1: | 10 |
| 2Data1: | 6 |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Seats Before2: | 19 |
| Seats After2: | 23 |
| Seat Change2: | 4 |
| 1Data2: | 3 |
| 2Data2: | 7 |
| Map Size: | 324px |
United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 4, 1980, in 13 states and two territories. The Republican party had a net gain of four seats in this election, coinciding with the Senate, House elections and presidential election. As of, this was the last election in which a Democrat won the gubernatorial election in Utah and also the last election in which a Republican won the gubernatorial race in the state of Washington.
A bolded state name features an article about the specific election.
| State | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates | |||
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| Arkansas | Bill Clinton | 1978[1] | Incumbent lost re-election. New governor elected. Republican gain. | nowrap |
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| Delaware | Pete du Pont | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
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| Indiana | Otis Bowen | 1972 | Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Republican hold. | nowrap |
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| Missouri | Joseph P. Teasdale | 1976 | Incumbent lost re-election. New governor elected. Republican gain. | nowrap |
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| Montana | Thomas Lee Judge | 1972 | Incumbent lost re-nomination. New governor elected. Democratic hold. | nowrap |
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| New Hampshire | Hugh Gallen | 1978 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
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| North Carolina | Jim Hunt | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
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| North Dakota | Arthur A. Link | Democratic-NPL | 1972 | Incumbent lost re-election. New governor elected. Republican gain. | nowrap |
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| Rhode Island | J. Joseph Garrahy | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
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| Utah | Scott M. Matheson | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
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| Vermont | Richard A. Snelling | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
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| Washington | Dixy Lee Ray | 1976 | Incumbent lost re-nomination. New governor elected. Republican gain. | nowrap |
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| West Virginia | Jay Rockefeller | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
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