1998Final results
1998 election for Indiana House District 56
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
Richard Bodiker (D) won with 57.8% of the vote, defeating Kenneth E. Paust (R) by 15.6 points.
Richard BodikerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.8%8,152
Kenneth E. PaustRepublican
42.2%5,947
14,099 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