1996Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1996 election for Indiana House District 74
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
Russell L. Stilwell (D) won with 58.1% of the vote, defeating Sally Rideout Lambert (R) by 16.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Russell L. StilwellDemocrat · winner
58.1%14,061
Sally Rideout LambertRepublican · incumbent
41.9%10,134
24,195 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