1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Indiana House District 28
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
William W. Montgomery (R) won with 63.2% of the vote, defeating Don R. Stanley (D) by 26.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
William W. MontgomeryRepublican · winner
63.2%10,818
Don R. StanleyDemocrat · incumbent
36.8%6,310
17,128 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