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2002Final results

2002 election for Indiana House District 71

Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana

James L. Bottorff (D) won with 63.5% of the vote, defeating Charles A. Singleton (R) by 27.1 points.

James L. BottorffDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.5%9,385
36.5%5,388
14,773 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+12.61990D+23.61994D+35.02000D+27.12002D+28.42006D+13.52018

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