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2006Final results

2006 election for Indiana House District 71

Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana

Steven R. Stemler (D) won with 64.2% of the vote, defeating Joe Theobald (R) by 28.4 points.

Steven R. StemlerDemocrat · winner
64.2%12,621
Joe TheobaldRepublican
35.8%7,036
19,657 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+23.61994D+35.02000D+27.12002D+28.42006D+13.52018D+1.22022

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