1988Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1988 election for Indiana House District 54
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
Douglas M. Kinser (D) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating Thomas D. Coleman (R) by 2.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Douglas M. KinserDemocrat · winner
51.3%10,125
Thomas D. ColemanRepublican · incumbent
48.7%9,609
19,734 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