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1982Final results

1982 election for Indiana House District 3

Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana

Dean R. Mock (R) won with 68.3% of the vote, defeating Ralph Spelbring (D) by 36.5 points.

Dean R. MockRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.3%10,142
31.7%4,715
14,857 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

EvenD+34.11976D+36.31978D+24.51980R+36.51982R+38.01984D+0.51986

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