1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1978 election for Indiana's 8th District
U.S. House · Indiana
Joel Deckard (R) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating David L. Cornwell (D) by 4.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Joel DeckardRepublican · winner
52.0%83,019
David L. CornwellDemocrat
48.0%76,654
159,673 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1978
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET