1978Final results
1978 election for Indiana House District 55
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
Ray Richardson (R) won with 57.5% of the vote, defeating Charles A. Orahood (D) by 15.1 points.
Ray RichardsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.5%8,421
Charles A. OrahoodDemocrat
42.5%6,212
14,633 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