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1998Final results

1998 election for Indiana House District 54

Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana

Thomas E. Saunders (R) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating Donald E. Hamilton (D) by 11.7 points.

Thomas E. SaundersRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.9%9,792
44.1%7,739
17,531 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+23.31992D+7.81994R+5.01996R+11.71998R+29.42000R+39.92004

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