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1978 Indiana U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1978 Indiana U.S. House District 8 Election?

H. Joel Deckard won the 1978 Indiana U.S. House District 8 Election. H. Joel Deckard received 83,019 popular votes (51.99%). The main challenger was David L. Cornwell (48.01%).

See the full head-to-head between Deckard and Cornwell

Deckard +4.0 pts · won by 6,365 votes
H. Joel DeckardRepublicanWINNER51.99%
83,019 votes
David L. CornwellDemocratic48.01%
76,654 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.