1980Final results
1980 election for Indiana Senate District 8
Indiana State Senate · Indiana
Dennis P. Neary (D) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating John F. Shawley (R) by 9.9 points.
Dennis P. NearyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.9%21,550
John F. ShawleyRepublican
45.1%17,670
39,220 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