1980Final results
1980 election for Indiana House District 56
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
Merle O. Brown (R) won with 61.7% of the vote, defeating Robert W. Gordon (D) by 23.3 points.
Merle O. BrownRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.7%12,635
Robert W. GordonDemocrat
38.3%7,854
20,489 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