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1996Final results

1996 election for Indiana House District 65

Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana

Brent E. Steele (R) won with 56.2% of the vote, defeating Linda Kay Henderson (D) by 12.4 points.

Brent E. SteeleRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.2%11,920
43.8%9,299
21,219 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+26.71986D+0.41992R+9.21994R+12.41996R+36.72000R+28.02002

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