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1980Final results

1980 election for Indiana House District 35

Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana

Patrick J. Kiely (R) won with 61.3% of the vote, defeating David L. Puckett (D) by 23.6 points.

Patrick J. KielyRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.3%14,874
37.7%9,152
1.1%256
24,282 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+15.51976R+18.01978R+23.61980R+15.61982R+18.31984D+18.01986

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

The candidates