1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for Indiana House District 27
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
Sheila Klinker (D) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating William Long (R) by 4.9 points.
Sheila KlinkerDemocrat · winner
52.4%9,661
William LongRepublican · incumbent
47.6%8,760
18,421 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