1980Final results
1980 election for Indiana House District 48
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
John J. Thomas (R) won with 62.3% of the vote, defeating Larry J. Wilson (D) by 24.7 points.
John J. ThomasRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.3%14,505
Larry J. WilsonDemocrat
37.7%8,766
23,271 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