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2000Final results

2000 election for Indiana House District 46

Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana

Vern Tincher (D) won with 57.9% of the vote, defeating John D. Carson (R) by 18.1 points.

Vern TincherDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.9%11,748
John D. CarsonRepublican
39.8%8,078
James B. BaughnLibertarian
2.2%454
20,280 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

EvenR+0.81994D+0.51996D+14.91998D+18.12000R+5.22002D+3.32004

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

The candidates

Vern Tincher (D)John D. Carson (R)

Also on the ballot: James B. Baughn (Libertarian), 2.2%