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1978 Indiana U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1978 Indiana U.S. House District 2 Election?

Floyd J. Fithian won the 1978 Indiana U.S. House District 2 Election. Floyd J. Fithian received 82,402 popular votes (56.53%). The main challenger was Jay Philip Oppenheim (36.25%).

See the full head-to-head between Fithian and Oppenheim

Fithian +20.3 pts · won by 29,560 votes
Floyd J. FithianDemocraticWINNER56.53%
82,402 votes
Jay Philip OppenheimRepublican36.25%
52,842 votes
William Bill CostasIndependent6.43%
9,368 votes
James Hensley LoganIndependent0.8%
1,166 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.