1982Final results
1982 election for Indiana House District 17
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
G. Edward Cook (D) won with 65.8% of the vote, defeating John M. Cervenka (R) by 31.7 points.
G. Edward CookDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.8%13,375
John M. CervenkaRepublican
34.2%6,940
20,315 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 1982
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET