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1978Final results

1978 election for Indiana House District 26

Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana

Alan L. Zirkle (D) won with 60.8% of the vote, defeating Abney (R) by 21.6 points.

Alan L. ZirkleDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.8%7,071
AbneyRepublican
39.2%4,555
11,626 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+21.41976D+21.61978R+8.51980D+6.11982D+16.91984D+10.61986

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