2000Final results
2000 election for Indiana House District 40
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
Matthew D. Whetstone (R) won with 73.5% of the vote, defeating Sherry I. Nickerson (D) by 47.1 points.
Matthew D. WhetstoneRepublican · winner · incumbent
73.5%21,358
Sherry I. NickersonDemocrat
26.5%7,683
29,041 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET