1980 Indiana U.S. Senate Election

Indiana · 2 candidates · See every 1980 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1980 Indiana U.S. Senate Election?

Dan Quayle won the 1980 Indiana U.S. Senate Election. Dan Quayle received 1,182,414 popular votes (53.79%). The main challenger was Birch Bayh (46.21%).

See the full head-to-head between Quayle and Bayh

Quayle +7.6 pts · won by 166,452 votes

Dan Quayle RepublicanWINNER53.79%

1,182,414 votes

Birch Bayh Democratic46.21%

1,015,962 votes

Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.