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1982 Indiana U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1982 Indiana U.S. House District 3 Election?

John Patrick Hiler won the 1982 Indiana U.S. House District 3 Election. John Patrick Hiler received 86,958 popular votes (51.15%). The main challenger was Richard Clay Bodine (48.85%).

See the full head-to-head between Hiler and Bodine

Hiler +2.3 pts · won by 3,912 votes
John Patrick HilerRepublicanWINNER51.15%
86,958 votes
Richard Clay BodineDemocratic48.85%
83,046 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.