1980Final results
1980 election for Indiana Governor
Governor · Indiana
Robert D. Orr (R) won with 57.9% of the vote, defeating John A. Hillenbrand (D) by 15.9 points.
Robert D. OrrRepublican · winner
57.9%1,257,383
John A. HillenbrandDemocrat
42.1%913,116
2,170,499 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1980
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET