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1996Final results

1996 election for Indiana House District 47

Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana

Ralph M. Foley (R) won with 73.8% of the vote, defeating Karl F. Radtke (D) by 47.6 points.

Ralph M. FoleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
73.8%16,468
26.2%5,852
22,320 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

EvenR+40.91984R+37.41988R+42.81992R+47.61996R+48.32000R+41.32012

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