1978Final results
1978 election for Indiana House District 48
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
John J. Thomas (R) won with 52.2% of the vote, defeating Thomas P. Buis (D) by 4.3 points.
John J. ThomasRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.2%9,545
Thomas P. BuisDemocrat
47.8%8,753
18,298 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