1990Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1990 election for Indiana House District 71
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
James L. Bottorff (D) won with 56.3% of the vote, defeating John G. Montgomery (R) by 12.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
James L. BottorffDemocrat · winner
56.3%6,256
John G. MontgomeryRepublican
43.7%4,854
11,110 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 1990
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET