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2004Final results

2004 election for Indiana House District 86

Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana

David Orentlicher (D) won with 52.3% of the vote, defeating Mort Large (R) by 6.6 points.

David OrentlicherDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.3%15,178
Mort LargeRepublican
45.7%13,261
Sam GoldsteinLibertarian
2.0%585
29,024 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+30.71998R+27.52000D+0.22002D+6.62004D+12.22006D+18.82008

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

The candidates

David Orentlicher (D)Mort Large (R)

Also on the ballot: Sam Goldstein (Libertarian), 2.0%