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  IN State House 48
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Parents > United States > Indiana > IN State House > IN State House 048
OfficeState House
HonorificState Representative - Abbr: St. Rep.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline April 01, 1984 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 06, 1984 - 05:00am Central
Polls Close November 06, 1984 - 05:00pm Central
Term Start November 20, 1984 - 12:00pm
Term End November 18, 1986 - 12:00pm
# Winners3
ContributorMr. Matt
Last ModifiedMr. Matt June 16, 2023 11:00am
Data Sources[Link]
Description Soards appointed to the State Senate on June 25, 1985
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/02/1982
NameDonald T. Nelson Votes34,623 (21.26%)
Term11/16/1982 - 11/20/1984 Margin14,769 (+9.07%)
  PartyRepublican Won11/02/1982
NameWilliam L. Soards Votes34,469 (21.17%)
Term11/16/1982 - 11/20/1984 Margin14,615 (+8.97%)
  PartyRepublican Won11/02/1982
NamePaul E. Burkley Votes34,447 (21.15%)
Term11/16/1982 - 11/20/1984 Margin14,593 (+8.96%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won07/18/1985
NameJoyce E. Brinkman Votes1 (100.00%)
Term07/18/1985 - 11/18/1986 Margin1 (+100.00%)
  PartyRepublican Won07/18/1985
NameDonald T. Nelson Votes0 (0.00%)
Term07/18/1985 - 11/18/1986 Margin0 (+0.00%)
  PartyRepublican Won07/18/1985
NamePaul E. Burkley Votes0 (0.00%)
Term07/18/1985 - 11/18/1986 Margin0 (+0.00%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
May 08, 1984 IN State House 48 - R Primary
Paul E. Burkley
R 45,903

CANDIDATES (3 Winners)
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Name (I) Donald T. Nelson (I) St. Rep. Paul E. Burkley (I) St. Rep. William L. Soards Linda M. Wagoner David L. Byers James W. "Jimmy" Richardson Fred Peterson
PartyRepublican Republican Republican Democratic Democratic Democratic Libertarian
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Certified Votes 46,608 (22.78%) 46,378 (22.67%) 46,243 (22.60%) 21,991 (10.75%) 21,581 (10.55%) 21,444 (10.48%) 337 (0.17%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -230 (-0.11%) -365 (-0.18%) -24,617 (-12.03%) -25,027 (-12.23%) -25,164 (-12.30%) -46,271 (-22.62%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
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Entry Date 04/01/1984 04/01/1984 04/01/1984 04/01/1984 04/01/1984 04/01/1984 04/01/1984
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