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2002Final results

2002 election for Indiana House District 54

Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana

Thomas E. Saunders (R) won with 79.9% of the vote, defeating Mark Mattheis (Ind) by 69.5 points.

Thomas E. SaundersRepublican · winner · incumbent
79.9%12,421
Mark MattheisIndependent
10.3%1,609
Michael A. BellLibertarian
9.8%1,521
15,551 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

EvenD+7.81994R+5.01996R+11.71998R+29.42000R+39.92004R+7.62006

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