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1996Final results

1996 election for Indiana House District 89

Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana

Lawrence L. Buell (R) won with 58.9% of the vote, defeating Jim Osborn (D) by 17.8 points.

Lawrence L. BuellRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.9%11,281
Jim OsbornDemocrat
41.1%7,872
19,153 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+17.81996R+17.41998R+9.32000R+3.42006D+4.92008R+3.82010

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