1980Final results
1980 election for Indiana House District 15
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
Phyllis J. Pond (R), Thomas E. Fruechtenicht (R) and Richard L. Worden (R) won the district's 3 seats.
3 seatsPhyllis J. PondRepublican · winner · incumbent
20.8%38,847
Thomas E. FruechtenichtRepublican · winner · incumbent
20.6%38,351
Richard L. WordenRepublican · winner · incumbent
20.4%38,075
George C. Womack Jr.Democrat
12.7%23,618
Don McClainDemocrat
12.2%22,766
Samuel J. Leto Jr.Democrat
11.8%22,031
Benjamin J. DixsonOther party
0.6%1,196
Larry E. DavisOther party
0.5%849
Kenneth L. ManifoldOther party
0.4%696
186,429 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1980
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
The candidates
Phyllis J. Pond (R)Thomas E. Fruechtenicht (R)Richard L. Worden (R)George C. Womack Jr. (D)Don McClain (D)Samuel J. Leto Jr. (D)
Also on the ballot: Benjamin J. Dixson (Other party), 0.6%; Larry E. Davis (Other party), 0.5%; Kenneth L. Manifold (Other party), 0.4%