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1986 Indiana U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1986 Indiana U.S. House District 3 Election?

John Patrick Hiler won the 1986 Indiana U.S. House District 3 Election. John Patrick Hiler received 75,979 popular votes (49.82%). The main challenger was Thomas W. Ward (49.79%).

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

Hiler +0.0 pts · won by 47 votes
John Patrick HilerRepublicanWINNER49.82%
75,979 votes
Thomas W. WardDemocratic49.79%
75,932 votes
Kenneth K. DonnellyLibertarian0.39%
598 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.