1980 House elections · Indiana districts

Indiana U.S. House election results 1980

Results in all of Indiana's congressional districts in 1980 (Democratic 6, Republican 5): every candidate, vote share and margin.

Democratic 6
Republican 5

District 1

District history

Adam Benjamin DEM +44.0

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Adam Benjamin Won	DEM	112,016	72.01%
Joseph Douglas Harkin	REP	43,537	27.99%
Total		155,553

Official source: data

District 2

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Floyd J. Fithian DEM +8.1

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Floyd J. Fithian Won	DEM	122,326	54.06%
Ernest Niemeyer	REP	103,957	45.94%
Total		226,283

Official source: data

District 3

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John Patrick Hiler REP +10.0 gain

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
John Patrick Hiler Won	REP	103,972	54.98%
Stephen John Brademas	DEM	85,136	45.02%
Total		189,108

Official source: data

District 4

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Daniel Coats REP +21.4

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Daniel Coats Won	REP	120,055	60.53%
John D. Walda	DEM	77,542	39.10%
Stephen G. Hope	IND	745	0.38%
Total		198,342

Official source: data

District 5

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Elwood Hillis REP +23.4

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Elwood Hillis Won	REP	129,474	61.70%
Nels J. Ackerson	DEM	80,378	38.30%
Total		209,852

Official source: data

District 6

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David W. Evans DEM +0.4

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
David W. Evans Won	DEM	99,089	50.20%
David G. Crane	REP	98,302	49.80%
Total		197,391

Official source: data

District 7

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John T. Myers REP +32.9

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
John T. Myers Won	REP	137,604	66.07%
Patrick D. Carroll	DEM	69,051	33.16%
Peter P. Tescione	IND	1,609	0.77%
Total		208,264

Official source: data

District 8

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Huey Joel Deckard REP +10.3

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Huey Joel Deckard Won	REP	119,415	55.16%
Kenneth C. Snider	DEM	97,059	44.84%
Total		216,474

Official source: data

District 9

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Lee H. Hamilton DEM +28.7

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Lee H. Hamilton Won	DEM	136,574	64.37%
George Meyer	REP	75,601	35.63%
Total		212,175

Official source: data

District 10

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Philip R. Sharp DEM +6.8

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Philip R. Sharp Won	DEM	103,083	53.37%
William Gould Frazier	REP	90,051	46.63%
Total		193,134

Official source: data

District 11

District history

Andrew Jacobs DEM +14.5

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Andrew Jacobs Won	DEM	105,468	57.25%
Sheila Suess	REP	78,743	42.75%
Total		184,211

Official source: data

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