2008Final results
2008 election for Indiana House District 53
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
Robert W. Cherry (R) won with 66.3% of the vote, defeating David N. Baxter (D) by 42.8 points.
Robert W. CherryRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.3%22,749
David N. BaxterDemocrat
23.5%8,052
John D. JessupIndependent
10.2%3,511
34,312 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 2008
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET