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1988Final results

1988 election for Indiana House District 1

Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana

Orville H. Moody (R) won re-election with 55.6% of the vote, defeating Harold E. Tilghman (D) by 18.3 points.

Orville H. MoodyRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.6%12,207
37.3%8,194
Kenneth BissonLibertarian
7.1%1,566
21,967 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 1988

The seat's recent races

EvenR+33.41984R+22.51986R+18.31988

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