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  IN District 8
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Parents > United States > Indiana > IN - District 08
OfficeHouse of Representatives
HonorificRepresentative - Abbr: Rep.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 1956 - 12:00am Central
Polls Open November 06, 1956 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 06, 1956 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 1957 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1959 - 12:00pm
Contributoreddy 9_99
Last ModifiedRBH January 26, 2018 07:20pm
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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/02/1954
NameWinfield K. Denton Votes82,264 (52.13%)
Term01/03/1955 - 01/03/1957 Margin7,304 (+4.63%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/04/1958
NameWinfield K. Denton Votes100,611 (61.49%)
Term01/03/1959 - 01/03/1961 Margin37,606 (+22.98%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
May 08, 1956 IN District 08 - D Primary
Winfield K. Denton
D 51,115
May 08, 1956 IN District 08 - R Primary
D. Bailey Merrill
R 35,351

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Name (I) Rep. Winfield K. Denton Rep. D. Bailey Merrill Raymond M. Morris  
PartyDemocratic Republican Prohibition  
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Certified Votes 95,699 (50.05%) 95,003 (49.69%) 504 (0.26%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -696 (-0.36%) -95,195 (-49.79%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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