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2006Final results

2006 election for Indiana House District 45

Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana

Bruce Borders (R) won with 58.4% of the vote, defeating Mike Bledsoe (D) by 16.8 points.

Bruce BordersRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.4%11,719
Mike BledsoeDemocrat
41.6%8,354
20,073 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 2006

Races before and after

EvenD+51.62000D+1.52002R+13.22004R+16.82006R+4.52008R+19.12010

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