Robert Eugene Peterson

Offices

Indiana Senate
Cass, Fulton Counties
In office
Nov 9, 1960 to Nov 4, 1964

Party: Democratic
Assumed: General Election
Left: Redistricting
Cass, Fulton, Pulaski Counties
In office
Nov 4, 1964 to Nov 9, 1966

Party: Democratic
Assumed: General Election
Left: Redistricting
District 9
In office
Nov 9, 1966 to Nov 6, 1968

Party: Democratic
Assumed: Redistricting
Left: Lost Reelection Bid
7 years, 11 months, 29 days
Indiana Senate
District 18
In office
Nov 3, 1976 to Nov 5, 1980

Party: Democratic
Assumed: General Election
Left: Ran For Other Office
4 years, 3 days
Robert Eugene Peterson spent 12 years, 2 days in office in Indiana, all of it at the state level.

Elections

1980–Governor LOST
General Election–Tuesday, November 4, 1980
57.72%
Robert Dunkerson Orr*, Republican, 1,257,383 votes
Lt. Governor: John Massie Mutz
41.92%
John Hillenbrand, Democratic, 913,116 votes
Lt. Governor: Robert Eugene Peterson
 0.36%
Cletus Artist, American, 7,904 votes
Lt. Governor: Shirley M. Gephart
Out of 2,178,403 votes casts, the margin of victory was 344,267 (15.80%)
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In the 1 races for which we have results, Robert Eugene Peterson had a record of 0-1. That includes a record of 0-1 in 1 general election.