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1998Final results

1998 election for Indiana House District 37

Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana

Scott C. Mellinger (D) won with 63.6% of the vote, defeating Robert Ray J. Steele (R) by 27.2 points.

Scott C. MellingerDemocrat · winner
63.6%9,826
36.4%5,625
15,451 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+14.51992D+4.51994D+8.61996D+27.21998D+2.32002D+25.62004

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