Glachan stood again in the 1988 election and won handily amid Labor's collapse in the more rural portions of the state that year.
He actually won enough of a swing to turn Albury into a safe Liberal seat in one stroke, largely due to the Nationals' preferences flowing overwhelmingly to him.
Glachan became chairman of the Parliament's Public Accounts Committee, and served as member for Albury until 2003 when he was succeeded by Greg Aplin.
[5] Ian Glachan was married to Helen, now a member of the New South Wales State executive of the Liberal Party of Australia.
His funeral was held at St Matthew's Anglican Church, Albury, and was attended by then state Liberal leader John Brogden.