1998Final results
1998 election for Indiana House District 17
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
Gary L. Cook (D) won with 65.1% of the vote, defeating Robert Kent Beck (R) by 30.2 points.
Gary L. CookDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.1%10,448
Robert Kent BeckRepublican
34.9%5,596
16,044 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 1998
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET