2004Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2004 election for Indiana House District 30
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
John Smith (R) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating Ron Herrell (D) by 4.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
John SmithRepublican · winner
52.4%12,398
Ron HerrellDemocrat · incumbent
47.6%11,279
23,677 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET