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2002Final results

2002 election for Indiana House District 8

Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana

Ryan Dvorak (D) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating Carl H. Baxmeyer (R) by 9.7 points.

Ryan DvorakDemocrat · winner
54.9%10,949
45.1%9,008
19,957 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+23.11996D+26.71998D+22.72000D+9.72002D+30.52008D+9.92010

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