1994Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1994 election for Indiana House District 97
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
Irene Heffley (R) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating Paul F. Cantwell (D) by 8.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Irene HeffleyRepublican · winner
54.2%4,782
Paul F. CantwellDemocrat · incumbent
45.8%4,037
8,819 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 1994
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET