Indiana State House District 78
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Tim O'Brien Republican · Member list as of Oct 28
No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2024 general: Tim O'Brien (R) 100.0
- Last election
- Tim O'Brien (Republican) was unopposed, 2024
- On the 2026 ballot
- 2 candidates
Side by side
Left column: BusbyRight column: O'Brien
- Donor-based spectrum
- LiberalCentristConservativeO'BrienNo published score for Busby
- Races
- None listed
- Won 2 of 2
- Years since first win
- Not available
- 4
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Candidates on the ballot
- Sally BusbyDemocratic
- Tim O'BrienIncumbentRepublican
Source: in.gov (XLSX), dated Sep 22
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History (17 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 24,120
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Older district map (2022 to 2024)
Indiana House of Representatives District 78, 1992 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanTim O'BrienWon Republican 24,120100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 20,961
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Older district map (2022)
Indiana House of Representatives District 78, 1992 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanTim O'BrienWonName as filed: Tim Obrien Republican 13,14362.7% DemocraticJason Salstrom Democratic 7,81837.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 31,726
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Indiana House of Representatives District 78, 1992 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanHolli SullivanWon(incumbent) Republican 20,27363.9% DemocraticTonda A. Pauley Democratic 11,45336.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 18,098
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Indiana House of Representatives District 78, 1992 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanHolli SullivanWon(incumbent) Republican 18,098100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 28,912
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Indiana House of Representatives District 78, 1992 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanHolli SullivanWon(incumbent) Republican 19,20866.4% DemocraticPhilip Stewart Bennett Democratic 9,70433.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 15,158
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Indiana House of Representatives District 78, 1992 to 2024, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanHolli SullivanWon Republican 9,67663.8% DemocraticStephen R. Melcher Democratic 5,48236.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 21,991
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Indiana House of Representatives District 78, 1992 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanSuzanne CrouchWon(incumbent) Republican 21,991100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 27,460
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Indiana House of Representatives District 78, 1992 to 2024, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanSuzanne CrouchWon(incumbent) Republican 20,86676.0% DemocraticSteven L. Smith Democratic 6,59424.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 37,724
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Indiana House of Representatives District 78, 1992 to 2024, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanSuzanne CrouchWon(incumbent) Republican 26,51070.3% DemocraticJames Allen Rapp Democratic 11,21429.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 21,300
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Indiana House of Representatives District 78, 1992 to 2024, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanSuzanne CrouchWon Republican 21,300100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 28,261
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Indiana House of Representatives District 78, 1992 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanVaneta G. BeckerWon(incumbent) Republican 28,261100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 18,266
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Indiana House of Representatives District 78, 1992 to 2024, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanVaneta G. BeckerWon(incumbent) Republican 18,266100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 24,831
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Indiana House of Representatives District 78, 1992 to 2024, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanVaneta G. BeckerWon(incumbent) Republican 24,831100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 18,745
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Indiana House of Representatives District 78, 1992 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanVaneta G. BeckerWon(incumbent) Republican 18,745100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 22,291
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Indiana House of Representatives District 78, 1992 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanVaneta G. BeckerWon(incumbent) Republican 22,291100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 21,891
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Indiana House of Representatives District 78, 1992 to 2024, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanVaneta G. BeckerWon(incumbent) Republican 16,47275.3% DemocraticKenneth Earl McWilliams Democratic 5,41924.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 27,287
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Indiana House of Representatives District 78, 1992 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanVaneta G. BeckerWon(incumbent) Republican 18,51067.8% DemocraticLeroy R. Mentzel Democratic 8,77732.2%
- 2024: MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns; not an official source
- 1992 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source
Last contest in this district on file: 2024.
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Election Wrld. (2026). Indiana State House District 78, election results 1992 to 2024. https://www.electionwrld.com/in/house/78. Retrieved October 31, 2026.
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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips) (Not stated in the GitHub repository (an earlier label said "MIT (repo)", which the repository does not support). MEDSL's Harvard Dataverse records are CC0 1.0, but these GitHub files were not checksum-matched to the Dataverse files, so CC0 is not claimed for them.), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.
District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:in/sldl:78
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), DIME (ODC-BY), MEDSL 2024 official precinct returnsData as of Oct 28, 2026