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1996Final results

1996 election for Indiana House District 98

Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana

William Crawford (D) won with 73.9% of the vote, defeating Matthew Gathing (R) by 50.1 points.

William CrawfordDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.9%9,930
Matthew GathingRepublican
23.8%3,192
Joseph S. UptonLibertarian
2.3%315
13,437 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+50.11996D+56.21998D+57.92000D+36.72002D+50.12010D+62.72016

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

The candidates

William Crawford (D)Matthew Gathing (R)

Also on the ballot: Joseph S. Upton (Libertarian), 2.3%