1980Final results
1980 election for Indiana House District 40
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
Janet L. Hibner (R) won with 61.3% of the vote, defeating David L. Nicholson (D) by 22.6 points.
Janet L. HibnerRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.3%10,289
David L. NicholsonDemocrat
38.7%6,500
16,789 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET