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2004Final results

2004 election for Indiana House District 97

Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana

Edmund M. Mahern (D) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating Roxanne Butler (R) by 7.4 points.

Edmund M. MahernDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.7%7,705
Roxanne ButlerRepublican
46.3%6,646
14,351 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+8.51996D+9.31998D+13.92000D+7.42004R+0.12006D+11.12008

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