1988Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1988 election for Indiana House District 3
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
Dean R. Mock (R) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating Bruce D. Carter (D) by 2.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Dean R. MockRepublican · winner
51.3%10,754
Bruce D. CarterDemocrat · incumbent
48.7%10,219
20,973 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 1988
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET