1996Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1996 election for Indiana House District 54
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
Thomas E. Saunders (R) won with 52.5% of the vote, defeating David L. Copenhaver (D) by 5.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Thomas E. SaundersRepublican · winner
52.5%11,298
David L. CopenhaverDemocrat
47.5%10,221
21,519 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