Hugh Joel Deckard

Offices

Indiana House
District 38
In office
Nov 9, 1966 to Nov 8, 1972

Party: Republican
Assumed: General Election
Left: Redistricting
District 73
In office
Nov 8, 1972 to Nov 6, 1974

Party: Republican
Assumed: General Election
Left: Lost Reelection Bid
7 years, 11 months, 29 days
U.S. House
District 8
In office
Jan 3, 1979 to Jan 3, 1983

Party: Republican
Assumed: General Election
Left: Lost Reelection Bid
4 years, 1 day
Hugh Joel Deckard spent 12 years in office in Indiana, including 4 years, 1 day at the federal level and 7 years, 11 months, 29 days at the state level.

Elections

1978–U.S. House (District 8) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 7, 1978
51.99%
Hugh Joel Deckard*, Republican, 83,019 votes
48.01%
David L. Cornwell (i), Democratic, 76,654 votes
Out of 159,673 votes casts, the margin of victory was 6,365 (3.98%)
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1980–U.S. House (District 8) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 4, 1980
55.16%
Hugh Joel Deckard (i)*, Republican, 119,415 votes
44.84%
Kenneth C. Snider, Democratic, 97,059 votes
Out of 216,474 votes casts, the margin of victory was 22,356 (10.32%)
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1982–U.S. House (District 8) LOST
General Election–Tuesday, November 2, 1982
51.39%
Frank McCloskey*, Democratic, 100,592 votes
48.09%
Hugh Joel Deckard (i), Republican, 94,127 votes
 0.51%
Robert F. Arnove, Citizens, 1,006 votes
Out of 195,725 votes casts, the margin of victory was 6,465 (3.30%)
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In the 3 races for which we have results, Hugh Joel Deckard had a record of 2-1. That includes a record of 2-1 in 3 general elections.