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1980Final results

1980 election for Indiana House District 21

Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana

Nelson J. Becker (R) won with 60.6% of the vote, defeating Robert J. White (D) by 21.2 points.

Nelson J. BeckerRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.6%14,177
39.4%9,225
23,402 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

Races before and after

EvenR+18.51976R+21.21980R+19.01982R+35.81984R+24.61986R+33.61988

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET