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1984Final results

1984 election for Indiana House District 17

Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana

G. Edward Cook (D) won re-election with 58.5% of the vote, defeating Dan Warkentien (R) by 17.1 points.

G. Edward CookDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.5%12,971
Dan WarkentienRepublican
41.5%9,189
22,160 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

EvenD+31.71982D+17.11984D+23.71986D+19.91988

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