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2004Final results

2004 election for Indiana House District 13

Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana

Chester E. Dobis (D) won with 61.2% of the vote, defeating Joseph M. Hero (R) by 22.4 points.

Chester E. DobisDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.2%14,996
Joseph M. HeroRepublican
38.8%9,517
24,513 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 2004

Races before and after

EvenD+24.51992D+43.22000D+36.42002D+22.42004D+36.42008D+22.02010

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