1996Final results
1996 election for Indiana House District 99
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
Vanessa Summers Barnes (D) won with 76.6% of the vote, defeating Willard L. Fordjones (R) by 55.1 points.
Vanessa Summers BarnesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
76.6%11,378
Willard L. FordjonesRepublican
21.5%3,188
Webster J. SmithLibertarian
2.0%296
14,862 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
The candidates
Vanessa Summers Barnes (D)Willard L. Fordjones (R)
Also on the ballot: Webster J. Smith (Libertarian), 2.0%