1982Final results
1982 election for Indiana House District 44
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
John J. Thomas (R) won with 60.4% of the vote, defeating Larry W. Kirchner (D) by 20.8 points.
John J. ThomasRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.4%11,745
Larry W. KirchnerDemocrat
39.6%7,704
19,449 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