1980Final results
1980 election for Indiana House District 7
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
2 seats: Richard D. Bell (D), Mary K. Budak (R) won.
2 seatsRichard D. BellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
26.7%20,684
Mary K. BudakRepublican · winner
25.5%19,691
Anita BowserDemocrat
25.1%19,427
Richard F. KelseyRepublican
22.7%17,565
77,367 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