1996Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1996 election for Indiana House District 46
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
Vern Tincher (D) won with 48.7% of the vote, defeating David L. Lohr (R) by 0.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Vern TincherDemocrat · winner
48.7%9,858
David L. LohrRepublican · incumbent
48.2%9,759
Susan C. MinxOther party
3.1%623
20,240 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