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2000Final results

2000 election for Indiana House District 17

Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana

Gary L. Cook (D) won with 69.3% of the vote, defeating Joseph A. Roush (R) by 38.6 points.

Gary L. CookDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.3%14,290
Joseph A. RoushRepublican
30.7%6,325
20,615 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 2000

Races before and after

EvenD+29.81992D+31.31996D+30.21998D+38.62000R+15.22002R+24.82004

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