1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Indiana House District 8
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
Michael A. Dvorak (D) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Lloyd Taylor (R) by 6.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Michael A. DvorakDemocrat · winner
53.4%8,815
Lloyd TaylorRepublican · incumbent
46.6%7,704
16,519 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET