1978Final results
1978 election for Indiana House District 1
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
2 seats: Mary J. Pettersen (D), Paul John Hric (D) won.
2 seatsMary J. PettersenDemocrat · winner
38.0%15,330
Paul John HricDemocrat · winner · incumbent
36.5%14,721
PrattRepublican
13.1%5,294
SpitzerRepublican
12.4%5,013
40,358 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 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET