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1982Final results

1982 election for Indiana House District 77

Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana

J. Jeff Hays (D) won with 71.8% of the vote, defeating Ron Tabor (R) by 43.5 points.

J. Jeff HaysDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.8%10,244
Ron TaborRepublican
28.2%4,029
14,273 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+42.81986D+15.51992D+8.51994D+23.21996D+6.72004D+11.32006

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