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1978Final results

1978 election for Indiana House District 57

Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana

Gary L. Butler (D) won with 64.7% of the vote, defeating Renos Roark (R) by 29.4 points.

Gary L. ButlerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.7%10,537
Renos RoarkRepublican
35.3%5,747
16,284 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

EvenD+17.81976D+29.41978D+12.31980R+42.11984R+9.11990R+34.41996

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