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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
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

EvenR+24.41980R+36.21984R+36.21988R+26.11992R+23.02000R+26.32004

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET