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2004Final results

2004 election for Indiana House District 15

Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana

Donald J. Lehe (R) won with 65.6% of the vote, defeating Lon P. Childress (D) by 33.4 points.

Donald J. LeheRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.6%16,623
32.2%8,153
Bert BellLibertarian
2.2%565
25,341 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

EvenR+42.01994R+27.72000R+27.82002R+33.42004R+0.22006R+1.32008

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

The candidates

Donald J. Lehe (R)Lon P. Childress (D)

Also on the ballot: Bert Bell (Libertarian), 2.2%