1980Final results
1980 election for Indiana Senate District 36
Indiana State Senate · Indiana
Lawrence M. Borst (R) won with 65.6% of the vote, defeating Kenneth Pedigo (D) by 31.2 points.
Lawrence M. BorstRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.6%29,719
Kenneth PedigoDemocrat
34.4%15,593
45,312 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