1996Final results
1996 election for Indiana House District 51
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
Dennis K. Kruse (R) won with 58.3% of the vote, defeating Steven A. Vaughn (D) by 16.6 points.
Dennis K. KruseRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.3%12,427
Steven A. VaughnDemocrat
41.7%8,891
21,318 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