1978Final results
1978 election for Indiana House District 18
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
G. Edward Cook (D) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating Paul E. Nye (R) by 11.8 points.
G. Edward CookDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.9%9,715
Paul E. NyeRepublican
44.1%7,667
17,382 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