1978 general · November 7, 1978
1978 Indiana House of Representatives election results, district by district
Every Indiana House of Representatives district in the 1978 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Republicans controlled the chamber · 100 seats
After the electionD 46 · R 54
Races73
Changed party2
Unopposed12%9 races
Incumbents defeated2
Every district
D 46 · R 54
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| HD-1 | Mary J. Pettersen · Paul John Hric (D) | 23.4 | |
| HD-2 | Tony Zaleski Jr. · Peter Katic (D) | 25.3 | |
| HD-3 | Chester E. Dobis · William Drozda (D) | 21.0 | |
| HD-4 | Jerome Reppa · Elwood Fifield (R) | 5.9 | |
| HD-5 | Rayfield Fisher · Carolyn Mosby (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-6 | Esther Wilson · Steve Collins (DEM) | 0.3 | |
| HD-7 | Clifford D. Arnold · Richard D. Bell (D) | 0.9 | |
| HD-8 | Richard Doyle · B. Patrick Bauer (D) | 15.9 | |
| HD-9 | Robert J. Ducomb Jr. · Richard C. Bodine (REP) | 5.2 | |
| HD-10 | Richard Mangus (R) | 8.7 | |
| HD-11 | Philip T. Warner · Dean R. Mock (R) | 14.7 | |
| HD-12 | Elbert O. Roe (D) | 0.5 | |
| HD-13 | Norman L. Gerig (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-14 | Robert K. Alderman · Mitchell V. Harper · James W. Hunt (R) | 5.8 | |
| HD-15 | Thomas E. Fruechtenicht · Richard L. Worden · Phyllis J. Pond (R) | 6.4 | |
| HD-16 | Delmar L. Auer (D) | 5.2 | |
| HD-17 | Thames L. Mauzy (R) | 29.7 | |
| HD-18 | G. Edward Cook (D) | 11.8 | |
| HD-19 | Walter J. Roorda (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-20 | James Jontz (D) | 28.0 | |
| HD-21 | Nelson J. Becker (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-22 | Kermit O. Burrous (R) | 28.6 | |
| HD-23 | Loren E. Winger (D) | 20.0 | |
| HD-24 | Jeffrey K. Espich (R) | 22.5 | |
| HD-25 | Mac E. Love · Ralph Duckwall (R) | 3.8 | |
| HD-26 | Alan L. Zirkle (D) | 21.6 | |
| HD-27 | Joseph P. Harris (D) | 4.4 | |
| HD-28 | William W. Montgomery (R) | 26.3 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| HD-29 | William Long (R) | 20.6 | |
| HD-30 | Stanley G. Jones (D) | 9.7 | |
| HD-31 | Lee Clingan (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-32 | Donald R. Lash (R) | 19.4 | |
| HD-33 | John W. Donaldson (R) | 35.1 | |
| HD-34 | Richard Dellinger (R) | 38.9 | |
| HD-35 | Patrick J. Kiely (R) | 18.0 | |
| HD-36 | Craig B. Campbell (D) | 8.4 | |
| HD-37 | J. Roberts Dailey (R) | 23.8 | |
| HD-38 | Hurley C. Goodall (D) | 60.9 | |
| HD-39 | David A. Hoover (R) | 5.8 | |
| HD-40 | Janet L. Hibner (R) | 30.9 | |
| HD-41 | Thomas D. Coleman (R) | 16.8 | |
| HD-42 | Paul E. Burkley · William L. Soards · Donald T. Nelson (R) | 5.1 | |
| HD-43 | E. Henry Lamkin Jr. · Stephen H. Stoughton · Robert Lambert Jones Jr. (R) | 4.5 | |
| HD-44 | Dan Burton · Gordon L. Harper · Anthony L. Miles (R) | 5.6 | |
| HD-45 | William Crawford · John J. Day · Joseph W. Summers (D) | 19.1 | |
| HD-46 | Doris Dorbecker · Byron Fowler · Eugene R. Leeuw (R) | 2.1 | |
| HD-47 | Lillian M. Parent (R) | 19.6 | |
| HD-48 | John J. Thomas (R) | 4.3 | |
| HD-49 | William D. Roach (D) | 30.5 | |
| HD-50 | Darrell E. Felling (D) | 8.3 | |
| HD-51 | Marilyn F. Schultz (D) | 11.0 | |
| HD-52 | Richard D. Bray (R) | 20.6 | |
| HD-53 | H. Jack Mullendore (R) | 12.0 | |
| HD-54 | Stephen C. Moberly (R) | 32.0 | |
| HD-55 | Ray Richardson (R) | 15.1 | |
| HD-56 | Merle O. Brown (R) | 4.7 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| HD-57 | Gary L. Butler (D) | 29.4 | |
| HD-58 | Edward Goble (D) | 11.1 | |
| HD-59 | Robert E. Hayes (D) | 15.6 | |
| HD-60 | Jerry F. Bales (R) | 12.2 | |
| HD-61 | Donald W. Dean (R) | 10.8 | |
| HD-62 | Maurice E. Doll Jr. (D) | 14.0 | |
| HD-63 | Donald E. Hume (D) | 15.0 | |
| HD-64 | Merwyn Fisher (D) | 6.3 | |
| HD-65 | William L. Bevers (D) | 5.1 | |
| HD-66 | Spencer J. Schnaitter (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-67 | Richard B. Wathen (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-68 | William C. Cochran (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-69 | Paul J. Robertson (D) | 32.3 | |
| HD-70 | Dennis Heeke (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-71 | J. Jeff Hays · Michael K. Phillips (D) | 11.7 | |
| HD-72 | Greg Server · Dennis T. Avery (REP) | 10.2 | |
| HD-73 | Lindel O. Hume (D) | 19.5 |
Indiana House of Representatives
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner