1998Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1998 election for Indiana House District 30
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
Ron Herrell (D) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating Karen Buyer Burkhardt (R) by 1.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Ron HerrellDemocrat · winner
50.6%7,711
Karen Buyer BurkhardtRepublican
49.4%7,520
15,231 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