1980Final results
1980 election for Indiana Senate District 7
Indiana State Senate · Indiana
John M. Guy (R) won with 69.0% of the vote, defeating Howard Peter Caputo (D) by 38.0 points.
John M. GuyRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.0%33,505
Howard Peter CaputoDemocrat
31.0%15,039
48,544 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