1980Final results
1980 election for Indiana House District 55
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
Ray Richardson (R) won with 65.3% of the vote, defeating Thomas Earlywine (D) by 30.7 points.
Ray RichardsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.3%14,968
Thomas EarlywineDemocrat
34.7%7,945
22,913 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