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1978-11-07 U.S. House Election Results for Indiana (District 08)

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Election Year:
Election Type:
Runoff Election: No Yes
State:
Congressional District:
(House elections)


Map Data to Display: Vote Margin
Winner
Vote Margin %
Total Votes
District Boundaries



 
County Joel Deckard
(R)
David Cornwell*
(D)
Other Margin TOTAL
TOTAL 83,01952.0% 76,65448.0% 00.0% 6,365 159,673
Total R vote: 83,019 (52.0%)      Total D vote: 76,654 (48.0%)      Total Other vote: 0 (0.0%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements: $231,632 $112,985
Total Receipts: $0 $0

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/house/IN/08/1978

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Joel Deckard
Total Disbursements: $231,632

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/house/IN/08/1978

David Cornwell*
Total Disbursements: $112,985

Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Joel Deckard 14,238 49.2%
2   David Koehler 11,591 40.1%
3   Henry Kissling 3,091 10.7%
TOTAL VOTES 28,920  


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   David Cornwell* 41,142 100.0%
TOTAL VOTES 41,142