1980Final results
1980 election for Indiana Senate District 35
Indiana State Senate · Indiana
Morris H. Mills (R) won with 62.2% of the vote, defeating Patricia Kira Hessel (D) by 24.4 points.
Morris H. MillsRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.2%25,798
Patricia Kira HesselDemocrat
37.8%15,671
41,469 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