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2008Final results

2008 election for Indiana House District 1

Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana

Linda C. Lawson (D) won with 71.9% of the vote, defeating Fernando Urzua (R) by 43.8 points.

Linda C. LawsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.9%14,495
Fernando UrzuaRepublican
28.1%5,665
20,160 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 2008

Races before and after

EvenD+43.71998D+32.22002D+20.82004D+14.22006D+43.82008D+29.42010

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