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1978Final results

1978 election for Indiana House District 20

Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana

James Jontz (D) won with 64.0% of the vote, defeating Arthur A. Anderson Jr. (R) by 28.0 points.

James JontzDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.0%12,178
36.0%6,844
19,022 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

EvenD+27.61976D+28.01978D+10.01980R+11.81982R+14.51986R+5.61988

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET