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1978Final results

1978 election for Indiana House District 52

Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana

Richard D. Bray (R) won with 60.3% of the vote, defeating William M. Cragen (D) by 20.6 points.

Richard D. BrayRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.3%9,766
39.7%6,427
16,193 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

EvenR+11.01976R+20.61978R+39.31980R+16.61982R+30.51984R+21.81986

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