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1980 Indiana U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1980 Indiana U.S. House District 2 Election?

Floyd J. Fithian won the 1980 Indiana U.S. House District 2 Election. Floyd J. Fithian received 122,326 popular votes (54.06%). The main challenger was Ernest Niemeyer (45.94%).

See the full head-to-head between Fithian and Niemeyer

Fithian +8.1 pts · won by 18,369 votes
Floyd J. FithianDemocraticWINNER54.06%
122,326 votes
Ernest NiemeyerRepublican45.94%
103,957 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.