1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for Indiana House District 59
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
Robert E. Hayes (D) won with 51.8% of the vote, defeating Ted Craig (R) by 3.6 points.
Robert E. HayesDemocrat · winner
51.8%10,392
Ted CraigRepublican · incumbent
48.2%9,664
20,056 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