1980 Ottawa municipal election
The city of Ottawa, Canada held municipal elections on November 10, 1980.
Mayor Marion Dewar defeated former alderman Pat Nicol in a re-match of the 1978 race. This is the first election in 70 years without the Ottawa Board of Control, as it had been abolished. Council stayed the same size however, as four wards were added.
Mayor
[Ottawa [City Council|City council]]
[Ottawa Board of Education] Trustees
Six to be elected in each zone| Eastern Zone | Vote |
| Jane Dobell | 16,917 |
| Don Francis | 15,100 |
| Ted Best | 13,316 |
| John Smart | 12,347 |
| Michael McKenna | 11,592 |
| Marjorie Loughrey | 10,800 |
| John Samuel | 10,468 |
| Rosemarie McNairn | 9,390 |
| Ken Campbell | 8,330 |
| Hershell Sax | 5,569 |
| Robert Kolbeins | 3,235 |
| Western Zone | Vote |
| Bill Law | 15,559 |
| Robert Beatty | 14,420 |
| Wayne Wilson | 11,824 |
| Sandra Goldstein | 11,469 |
| John Wright | 11,175 |
| John Jackson | 10,924 |
| Calvin Kempffer | 8,077 |
| Norman Fera | 6,453 |
4 to be elected
| Separate school supporters | Vote |
| Jacques Beauchamp | 17,564 |
| Robert Bélanger | 17,484 |
| Dalton McGuinty, Sr. | 15,967 |
| Lucien Bradet | 14,918 |
| Thomas Kent | 13,200 |