1980Final results
1980 election for Indiana Senate District 20
Indiana State Senate · Indiana
Roger Jessup (R) won with 62.6% of the vote, defeating Michael M. Balsbaugh (D) by 25.1 points.
Roger JessupRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.6%23,591
Michael M. BalsbaughDemocrat
37.4%14,114
37,705 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