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2000Final results

2000 election for Indiana House District 56

Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana

Richard Bodiker (D) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating Diana J. Pappin (R) by 3.4 points.

Richard BodikerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.7%9,508
Diana J. PappinRepublican
48.3%8,882
18,390 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+0.41994D+13.81996D+15.61998D+3.42000D+3.32002D+6.12004

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