1980Final results
1980 election for Indiana House District 61
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
Donald W. Dean (R) won with 56.6% of the vote, defeating Wayne H. Wright (D) by 13.3 points.
Donald W. DeanRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.6%14,333
Wayne H. WrightDemocrat
43.4%10,969
25,302 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