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1986Final results

1986 election for Indiana House District 1

Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana

Orville H. Moody (R) won with 61.3% of the vote, defeating Leoma D. Mitchener (D) by 22.5 points.

Orville H. MoodyRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.3%9,151
38.7%5,786
14,937 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 1986

Races before and after

EvenD+47.11978D+22.51980R+33.41984R+22.51986R+18.31988D+25.11992

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