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1980 Indiana Gubernatorial Election

Indiana · 2 candidates · See every 1980 Governor race

Who won the 1980 Indiana Gubernatorial Election?

Robert D. Orr won the 1980 Indiana Gubernatorial Election. Robert D. Orr received 1,257,383 popular votes (57.72%). The main challenger was John A. Hillenbrand II (41.92%).

See the full head-to-head between Orr and II

Orr +15.8 pts · won by 344,267 votes
Robert D. OrrRepublicanWINNER57.72%
1,257,383 votes
John A. Hillenbrand IIDemocratic41.92%
913,116 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.