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2008Final results

2008 election for Indiana House District 59

Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana

Milo Smith (R) won with 65.5% of the vote, defeating Rhonda Roush Bell (D) by 31.0 points.

Milo SmithRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.5%15,255
34.5%8,027
23,282 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

EvenR+6.61996R+50.22002R+21.22006R+31.02008R+36.32010R+19.22014

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