1996Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1996 election for Indiana House District 97
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
Edmund M. Mahern (D) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating Irene Heffley (R) by 8.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Edmund M. MahernDemocrat · winner
54.2%6,368
Irene HeffleyRepublican · incumbent
45.8%5,372
11,740 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