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1980 Indiana U.S. House District 4 Election

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Who won the 1980 Indiana U.S. House District 4 Election?

Dan Coats won the 1980 Indiana U.S. House District 4 Election. Dan Coats received 120,055 popular votes (60.53%). The main challenger was John D. Walda (39.1%).

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Coats +21.4 pts · won by 42,513 votes
Dan CoatsRepublicanWINNER60.53%
120,055 votes
John D. WaldaDemocratic39.1%
77,542 votes
Stephen G. HopeIndependent0.38%
745 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.