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1978 Indiana U.S. House District 4 Election

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Who won the 1978 Indiana U.S. House District 4 Election?

Dan Quayle won the 1978 Indiana U.S. House District 4 Election. Dan Quayle received 80,527 popular votes (64.36%). The main challenger was John D. Walda (33.76%).

See the full head-to-head between Quayle and Walda

Quayle +30.6 pts · won by 38,289 votes
Dan QuayleRepublicanWINNER64.36%
80,527 votes
John D. WaldaDemocratic33.76%
42,238 votes
Terry Eugene HivelyIndependent1.88%
2,352 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.