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Information on David L. Cornwell
David L. Cornwell
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U.S. House
District 8
In office
Jan 3, 1977 to Jan 3, 1979
Party:
Democratic
Assumed:
General Election
Left:
Lost Reelection Bid
David L. Cornwell spent 2 years in office in Indiana, all of it at the federal level.
Elections
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1976–U.S. House (District 8)
WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 2, 1976
50.46%
David L. Cornwell
*
, Democratic, 109,013 votes
49.54%
Belden Bell
, Republican, 107,013 votes
Out of
216,026
votes casts, the margin of victory was
2,000
(0.92%)
1978–U.S. House (District 8)
LOST
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%)
In the 2 races for which we have results, David L. Cornwell had a record of 1-1. That includes a record of 1-1 in 2 general elections.
