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1980 Indiana U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1980 Indiana U.S. House District 8 Election?

H. Joel Deckard won the 1980 Indiana U.S. House District 8 Election. H. Joel Deckard received 119,415 popular votes (55.16%). The main challenger was Kenneth C. Snider (44.84%).

See the full head-to-head between Deckard and Snider

Deckard +10.3 pts · won by 22,356 votes
H. Joel DeckardRepublicanWINNER55.16%
119,415 votes
Kenneth C. SniderDemocratic44.84%
97,059 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.