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1996Final results

1996 election for Indiana House District 57

Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana

Jeffrey M. Linder (R) won with 67.2% of the vote, defeating Robert D. Thayer (D) by 34.4 points.

Jeffrey M. LinderRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.2%13,730
32.8%6,704
20,434 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+12.31980R+42.11984R+9.11990R+34.41996R+5.62000R+20.62002

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