1979 Rhineland-Palatinate state election

The 1979 Rhineland-Palatinate state election was conducted on 18 March 1979 to elect members to the Landtag, the state legislature of Rhineland-Palatinate, West Germany.

Summary of the 18 March 1979 Rhineland-Palatinate state Landtag election results

Party		Vote %	Vote % ±	Seats	Seats ±
	Christian Democratic Union	50.1	–3.8	51	–4
	Social Democratic Party	42.3	+3.8	43	+3
	Free Democratic Party	6.4	+0.8	6	+1
	National Democratic Party	0.7	–0.4	0	±0
	German Communist Party	0.4	–0.1	0	±0
	Others	0.5	+0.2	0	±0
Total		100.0	—	100	±0
Source: parties-and-elections.de Archived 3 October 2002 at the Wayback Machine