2002Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2002 election for Indiana House District 46
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
R. Brooks Laplante (R) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating Vern Tincher (D) by 5.2 points.
R. Brooks LaplanteRepublican · winner
52.6%8,080
Vern TincherDemocrat · incumbent
47.4%7,280
15,360 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 2002
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET