1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Indiana House District 56
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
Richard Bodiker (D) won with 50.0% of the vote, defeating Janet L. Hibner (R) by 0.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Richard BodikerDemocrat · winner
50.0%6,989
Janet L. HibnerRepublican · incumbent
50.0%6,984
13,973 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