1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1980 election for Indiana's 3rd District
U.S. House · Indiana
John Hiler (R) won with 55.0% of the vote, defeating John Brademas (D) by 10.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
John HilerRepublican · winner
55.0%103,972
John BrademasDemocrat
45.0%85,136
189,108 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1980
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
John BrademasJohn Hiler
$629.6K
Raised by the campaign
$446.3K
$689.7K
Spent by the campaign
$408K
$0
Cash on hand
$0
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1980.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1980