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1988Final results

1988 election for Indiana House District 53

Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana

Ray Richardson (R) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating Sarah M. Wolf (D) by 1.3 points.

Ray RichardsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.6%11,350
49.4%11,064
22,414 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

EvenR+20.91982R+30.01984R+20.11986R+1.31988Even1990R+3.11992

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