1980Final results
1980 election for Indiana's 7th District
U.S. House · Indiana
John Myers (R) won with 66.1% of the vote, defeating Patrick D. Carroll (D) by 32.9 points.
John MyersRepublican · winner
66.1%137,604
Patrick D. CarrollDemocrat
33.2%69,051
Peter P. TescioneIndependent
0.8%1,609
208,264 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.
Patrick D. CarrollJohn Myers
$54K
Raised by the campaign
$150.2K
$51.8K
Spent by the campaign
$150.6K
$0
Cash on hand
$0
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1980.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1980