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1996Final results

1996 election for Indiana House District 63

Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana

David L. Crooks (D) won with 55.3% of the vote, defeating Donna K. Gentry (R) by 11.9 points.

David L. CrooksDemocrat · winner
55.3%11,551
Donna K. GentryRepublican
43.3%9,058
Kevin ArvinLibertarian
1.4%290
20,899 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+17.51988D+21.81990D+5.81994D+11.91996D+6.31998D+2.32004

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

The candidates

David L. Crooks (D)Donna K. Gentry (R)

Also on the ballot: Kevin Arvin (Libertarian), 1.4%