This is the 1986 race. The latest: 2026 →

1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1986 election for Indiana House District 35

Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana

Marc Carmichael (D) won with 59.0% of the vote, defeating J. Roberts Dailey (R) by 18.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Marc CarmichaelDemocrat · winner
59.0%9,228
J. Roberts DaileyRepublican · incumbent
41.0%6,416
15,644 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

EvenR+23.61980R+15.61982R+18.31984D+18.01986D+12.71988D+10.81990

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET