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1980Final results

1980 election for Indiana House District 29

Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana

William Long (R) won with 64.7% of the vote, defeating Leroy A. Smith (D) by 30.2 points.

William LongRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.7%13,925
34.5%7,429
T. D. CallahanOther party
0.7%156
21,510 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+16.91976R+20.61978R+30.21980R+11.21982R+32.61984R+4.71986

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

The candidates

William Long (R)Leroy A. Smith (D)

Also on the ballot: T. D. Callahan (Other party), 0.7%