1980 United States Senate elections

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/1980_United_States_Senate_elections

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gptkbp:date	November 4, 1980
gptkbp:Democratic_Party_seats_before	46 58
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	1980 United States Senate elections
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gptkbp:notableAchievement	Republican Party gained control of the Senate 12 seats flipped from Democratic to Republican
gptkbp:notableLoss	Senate Finance Committee Chairman Russell Long lost re-election Senate Majority Leader Warren Magnuson lost re-election
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gptkbp:Republican_Party_seats_before	41 53
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