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1998Final results

1998 election for Indiana House District 27

Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana

Sheila Klinker (D) won with 64.1% of the vote, defeating James W. Julian (R) by 30.0 points.

Sheila KlinkerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.1%10,353
James W. JulianRepublican
34.1%5,512
Mark RumpsLibertarian
1.8%287
16,152 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

EvenD+16.61992D+14.61994D+27.41996D+30.01998D+21.92000D+23.62002

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

The candidates

Sheila Klinker (D)James W. Julian (R)

Also on the ballot: Mark Rumps (Libertarian), 1.8%