1980Final results
1980 election for Indiana Senate District 30
Indiana State Senate · Indiana
Virginia Blankenbaker (R) won with 60.5% of the vote, defeating Martin McDermott (D) by 21.0 points.
Virginia BlankenbakerRepublican · winner
60.5%31,441
Martin McDermottDemocrat
39.5%20,546
51,987 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