1978Final results
1978 election for Indiana House District 40
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
Janet L. Hibner (R) won with 65.5% of the vote, defeating David L. Nicholson (D) by 30.9 points.
Janet L. HibnerRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.5%7,059
David L. NicholsonDemocrat
34.5%3,726
10,785 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