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1988Final results

1988 election for Indiana House District 46

Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana

Vern Tincher (D) won with 60.6% of the vote, defeating Byron Gus Gray (R) by 21.2 points.

Vern TincherDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.6%13,180
Byron Gus GrayRepublican
39.4%8,571
21,751 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

EvenD+6.21982D+0.51984D+14.51986D+21.21988D+17.91990R+0.81994

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