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2006 election for Indiana House District 69

Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana

David Cheatham (D) won with 54.0% of the vote, defeating Billy Bright (R) by 8.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

David CheathamDemocrat · winner
54.0%10,861
Billy BrightRepublican · incumbent
46.0%9,244
20,105 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+14.12000D+12.02002R+6.92004D+8.02006D+40.82008D+22.72010

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