1980Final results
1980 election for Indiana House District 65
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
William L. Bevers (D) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating Dennis Edwin Carmichael (R) by 11.8 points.
William L. BeversDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.9%13,307
Dennis Edwin CarmichaelRepublican
44.1%10,497
23,804 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