2002Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2002 election for Indiana House District 52
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
Marlin Stutzman (R) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating W. Dale Sturtz (D) by 1.8 points.
Marlin StutzmanRepublican · winner
50.9%6,950
W. Dale SturtzDemocrat · incumbent
49.1%6,701
13,651 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