1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Indiana House District 3
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
Bruce D. Carter (D) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Dean R. Mock (R) by 0.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Bruce D. CarterDemocrat · winner
50.3%6,703
Dean R. MockRepublican · incumbent
49.7%6,631
13,334 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1986
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET