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1978Final results

1978 election for Indiana House District 73

Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana

Lindel O. Hume (D) won with 59.7% of the vote, defeating Goodridge (R) by 19.5 points.

Lindel O. HumeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.7%11,199
GoodridgeRepublican
40.3%7,545
18,744 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+27.01976D+19.51978D+21.71980D+35.61982D+24.41984D+35.61986

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