2002Final results
2002 election for Indiana House District 51
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
Dennis K. Kruse (R) won with 79.2% of the vote, defeating Jeff A. Smith (Lib) by 58.3 points.
Dennis K. KruseRepublican · winner · incumbent
79.2%10,157
Jeff A. SmithLibertarian
20.8%2,672
12,829 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