2002Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2002 election for Indiana House District 86
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
David Orentlicher (D) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating James D. Atterholt (R) by 0.2 points.
David OrentlicherDemocrat · winner
50.1%9,909
James D. AtterholtRepublican · incumbent
49.9%9,872
19,781 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