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1982 Indiana U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1982 Indiana U.S. House District 2 Election?

Philip R. Sharp won the 1982 Indiana U.S. House District 2 Election. Philip R. Sharp received 107,298 popular votes (56.21%). The main challenger was Ralph VanNatta (43.79%).

See the full head-to-head between Sharp and VanNatta

Sharp +12.4 pts · won by 23,705 votes
Philip R. SharpDemocraticWINNER56.21%
107,298 votes
Ralph VanNattaRepublican43.79%
83,593 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.