1980 Senate elections · Indiana history
Indiana U.S. Senate election 1980
Dan Quayle REP +7.6 gain · Class III seat · held 11/4/80
- Votes counted
- 2,198,376
- Margin
- 7.6 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticchanged party
- President in IN
- R+18.4same year
General election 11/4/80
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Quayle Won | REP | 1,182,414 | 53.79% | |
| Birch Bayh | DEM | 1,015,962 | 46.21% | |
| Total | 2,198,376 | |||
Official source: data
Other Indiana Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Jim Banks | 19.9 |
| 2022 | Class III | Todd Young | 20.8 |
| 2018 | Class I | Mike Braun | 5.9 |
| 2016 | Class III | Todd Young | 9.7 |
| 2012 | Class I | Joe Donnelly | 5.8 |
| 2010 | Class III | Daniel Coats | 14.6 |
| 2006 | Class I | Richard G. Lugar | 74.8 |
| 2004 | Class III | Evan Bayh | 24.4 |
| 2000 | Class I | Richard G. Lugar | 34.7 |
| 1998 | Class III | Evan Bayh | 28.9 |
| 1994 | Class I | Richard G. Lugar | 36.9 |
| 1992 | Class III | Daniel Coats | 16.6 |
Questions and answers
Who won the 1980 Indiana Senate race?
Dan Quayle (REP) won with 53.8% of the vote, ahead of Birch Bayh (46.2%), a margin of 7.6 points.
Did the Indiana Senate seat change party in 1980?
Yes. It moved from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party.
How many votes were cast in the 1980 Indiana Senate race?
2,198,376 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.