1982Final results
1982 election for Indiana's 6th District
U.S. House · Indiana
Dan Burton (R) won with 64.9% of the vote, defeating George G. Grabianowski (D) by 29.9 points.
Dan BurtonRepublican · winner
64.9%131,100
George G. GrabianowskiDemocrat
35.1%70,764
201,864 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1982
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
George G. GrabianowskiDan Burton
$37.8K
Raised by the campaign
$395.5K
$36.4K
Spent by the campaign
$391.4K
$0
Cash on hand
$0
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1982.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1982