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2000Final results

2000 election for Indiana House District 89

Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana

Lawrence L. Buell (R) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating Brian Sims (D) by 9.3 points.

Lawrence L. BuellRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.6%10,367
Brian SimsDemocrat
44.3%8,573
Jade HubertzLibertarian
2.1%414
19,354 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+17.81996R+17.41998R+9.32000R+3.42006D+4.92008R+3.82010

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

The candidates

Lawrence L. Buell (R)Brian Sims (D)

Also on the ballot: Jade Hubertz (Libertarian), 2.1%