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1988Final results

1988 election for Indiana House District 36

Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana

Patrick J. Kiely (R) won re-election with 60.8% of the vote, defeating Paul M. Sanders (D) by 21.7 points.

Patrick J. KielyRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.8%15,261
39.2%9,822
25,083 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+17.41982R+16.51986R+21.71988

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