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1978 Indiana U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1978 Indiana U.S. House District 6 Election?

David W. Evans won the 1978 Indiana U.S. House District 6 Election. David W. Evans received 66,421 popular votes (52.18%). The main challenger was David G. Crane (47.63%).

See the full head-to-head between Evans and Crane

Evans +4.5 pts · won by 5,791 votes
David W. EvansDemocraticWINNER52.18%
66,421 votes
David G. CraneRepublican47.63%
60,630 votes
John Williams Rothrock Jr.Libertarian0.18%
231 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.