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1976Final results

1976 election for Indiana House District 48

Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana

John J. Thomas (R) won with 63.0% of the vote, defeating A. Frank Little Sr. (D) by 26.0 points.

John J. ThomasRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.0%13,939
37.0%8,195
22,134 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1976

Races before and after

EvenR+26.01976R+4.31978R+24.71980R+26.91982R+35.51984R+23.21986

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET