1996Final results
1996 election for Indiana House District 16
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
Michael D. Smith (R) won with 63.9% of the vote, defeating Michael O. Silverthorne (D) by 27.7 points.
Michael D. SmithRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.9%14,305
Michael O. SilverthorneDemocrat
36.1%8,097
22,402 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 1996
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET