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Elections / 1980 · Governor · IN

Robert D. Orr won Indiana's 1980 governor's race.

Robert D. Orr (Republican) led by 15.8 points statewide.

Statewide result
Indiana 1980 governor — certified statewide results.
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Robert D. OrrRRepublican1,257,38357.7%
John A. Hillenbrand IIDDemocratic913,11641.9%

Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era.

presidential baselinePresident 1980R+18.4Governor 1980R+15.9vs. baselineD+2.5

Indiana's 1980 governor race ran 2.5 points more Democratic than the presidential race on the same ballot.

Same ballot, 1980IN