1988Final results
1988 election for Indiana House District 17
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
G. Edward Cook (D) won with 60.0% of the vote, defeating Robert B. Tanguy (R) by 19.9 points.
G. Edward CookDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.0%12,979
Robert B. TanguyRepublican
40.0%8,665
21,644 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
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET