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1984Final results

1984 election for Indiana House District 16

Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana

Walter J. Roorda (R) won re-election with 67.3% of the vote, defeating John Graham Smith (D) by 34.6 points.

Walter J. RoordaRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.3%14,183
32.7%6,885
21,068 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 1984

Races before and after

EvenR+34.61984R+21.11988R+15.71990

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)