1978Final results
1978 election for Indiana House District 16
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
Delmar L. Auer (D) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating James D. Bayman (R) by 5.2 points.
Delmar L. AuerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.6%9,795
James D. BaymanRepublican
47.4%8,833
18,628 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