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1980 Indiana U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1980 Indiana U.S. House District 1 Election?

Adam Benjamin Jr. won the 1980 Indiana U.S. House District 1 Election. Adam Benjamin Jr. received 112,016 popular votes (72.01%). The main challenger was Joseph Douglas Harkin (27.99%).

See the full head-to-head between Jr. and Harkin

Jr. +44.0 pts · won by 68,479 votes
Adam Benjamin Jr.DemocraticWINNER72.01%
112,016 votes
Joseph Douglas HarkinRepublican27.99%
43,537 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.