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1996Final results

1996 election for Indiana House District 27

Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana

Sheila Klinker (D) won with 62.6% of the vote, defeating Sue Obrien (R) by 27.4 points.

Sheila KlinkerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.6%13,481
Sue ObrienRepublican
35.2%7,587
Mark RumpsLibertarian
2.2%468
21,536 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

EvenD+10.21990D+16.61992D+14.61994D+27.41996D+30.01998D+21.92000

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

The candidates

Sheila Klinker (D)Sue Obrien (R)

Also on the ballot: Mark Rumps (Libertarian), 2.2%