The Emilia-Romagna regional election of 1980 took place on 8 June 1980.
The Italian Communist Party was by far the largest party, with almost two times the votes of Christian Democracy. After the election Lanfranco Turci, the incumbent Communist President of the Region, formed a new government with the support of the Italian Socialist Party.
Results Parties Votes % Seats Italian Communist Party1,359,25548.226 Christian Democracy722,61425.613 Italian Socialist Party290,98110.34 Italian Democratic Socialist Party133,2384.72 Italian Republican Party122,9194.42 Italian Social Movement89,7343.21 Italian Liberal Party59,8022.11 Proletarian Unity Party40,0391.41 Democratic Party – List for Trieste2,3960.1–Total2,820,978100.050Source: Ministry of the Interior