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Information on Robert Dean Garton
Robert Dean Garton
Notable Facts
Served as Presiding Officer, Senate President Pro Tempore in the 102nd General Assembly (1980-1982)
Served as Presiding Officer, Senate President Pro Tempore in the 103rd General Assembly (1982-1984)
Served as Presiding Officer, Senate President Pro Tempore in the 104th General Assembly (1984-1986)
Served as Presiding Officer, Senate President Pro Tempore in the 105th General Assembly (1986-1988)
Served as Presiding Officer, Senate President Pro Tempore in the 106th General Assembly (1988-1990)
Served as Presiding Officer, Senate President Pro Tempore in the 107th General Assembly (1990-1992)
Served as Presiding Officer, Senate President Pro Tempore in the 108th General Assembly (1992-1994)
Served as Presiding Officer, Senate President Pro Tempore in the 109th General Assembly (1994-1996)
Served as Presiding Officer, Senate President Pro Tempore in the 110th General Assembly (1996-1998)
Served as Presiding Officer, Senate President Pro Tempore in the 111th General Assembly (1998-2000)
Served as Presiding Officer, Senate President Pro Tempore in the 112th General Assembly (2000-2002)
Served as Presiding Officer, Senate President Pro Tempore in the 113th General Assembly (2002-2004)
Served as Presiding Officer, Senate President Pro Tempore in the 114th General Assembly (2004-2006)
Offices
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Indiana Senate
District 22
In office
Nov 4, 1970 to Nov 8, 1972
Party:
Republican
Assumed:
General Election
Left:
Redistricting
District 41
In office
Nov 8, 1972 to Nov 8, 2006
Party:
Republican
Assumed:
Redistricting
Left:
Lost Renomination Bid
Robert Dean Garton spent 36 years, 13 days in office in Indiana, all of it at the state level.
Elections
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1968–U.S. House (District 9)
LOST
General Election–Tuesday, November 5, 1968
54.42%
Lee Hamilton
(i)*
, Democratic, 102,707 votes
45.58%
Robert Dean Garton
, Republican, 86,012 votes
Out of
188,719
votes casts, the margin of victory was
16,695
(8.84%)
In the 1 races for which we have results, Robert Dean Garton had a record of 0-1. That includes a record of 0-1 in 1 general election.
