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1996Final results

1996 election for Indiana House District 8

Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana

Michael A. Dvorak (D) won with 61.5% of the vote, defeating Jim Johnson (R) by 23.1 points.

Michael A. DvorakDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.5%14,376
Jim JohnsonRepublican
38.5%8,984
23,360 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+26.41990D+21.81992D+21.71994D+23.11996D+26.71998D+22.72000

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