| Election Name: | 1980 Indiana gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Indiana |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1976 Indiana gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1976 |
| Next Election: | 1984 Indiana gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1984 |
| Image1: | File:Robert D. Orr 1976 (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Robert D. Orr |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,257,383 |
| Percentage1: | 57.7% |
| Nominee2: | John A. Hillenbrand II |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 913,116 |
| Percentage2: | 41.9% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Otis Bowen |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Robert D. Orr |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1980 Indiana gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1980 in all 92 counties in the state of Indiana. Otis Bowen, the state's incumbent governor was ineligible for a third consecutive term due to term limits set forth in the Indiana Constitution. Robert D. Orr, the state's incumbent Republican lieutenant governor, was elected to his first term, defeating John A. Hillenbrand II, and a minor party challenger.
Two candidates emerged to contest the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in 1980. These were John A. Hillenbrand, a businessman from Batesville, Indiana, and Wayne Townsend, who had previously served three terms in the Indiana State Senate.[2] [3] Hillenbrand defeated Townsend by a relatively narrow margin of 26,403 votes, or less than five percent of all votes cast. Townsend would go on to win the Democratic nomination for governor in 1984.