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2000Final results

2000 election for Indiana House District 71

Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana

James L. Bottorff (D) won with 67.5% of the vote, defeating Fred Taylor (R) by 35.0 points.

James L. BottorffDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.5%14,826
Fred TaylorRepublican
32.5%7,141
21,967 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+4.51988D+12.61990D+23.61994D+35.02000D+27.12002D+28.42006

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