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1996Final results

1996 election for Indiana House District 86

Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana

John S. Keeler (R) won with 64.4% of the vote, defeating James H. Borman (D) by 31.0 points.

John S. KeelerRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.4%17,798
33.4%9,239
Jason GodseyLibertarian
2.1%586
27,623 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

EvenR+31.01996R+30.71998R+27.52000D+0.22002D+6.62004D+12.22006

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

The candidates

John S. Keeler (R)James H. Borman (D)

Also on the ballot: Jason Godsey (Libertarian), 2.1%