1978Final results
1978 election for Indiana House District 53
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
H. Jack Mullendore (R) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating Sterling M. Haltom (D) by 12.0 points.
H. Jack MullendoreRepublican · winner
56.0%8,116
Sterling M. HaltomDemocrat
44.0%6,382
14,498 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