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