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1996Final results

1996 election for Indiana House District 5

Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana

Craig R. Fry (D) won with 63.8% of the vote, defeating Shane Patrick Carey (R) by 27.6 points.

Craig R. FryDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.8%10,941
36.2%6,202
17,143 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+0.31990D+20.31992D+18.11994D+27.61996D+23.81998D+22.22000

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