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1982Final results

1982 election for Indiana House District 56

Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana

Janet L. Hibner (R) won with 59.0% of the vote, defeating Wickey R. Creech (D) by 18.1 points.

Janet L. HibnerRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.0%9,074
41.0%6,296
15,370 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+2.41976R+4.71978R+23.31980R+18.11982R+0.11984Even1986

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