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2008Final results

2008 election for Indiana House District 69

Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana

David Cheatham (D) won with 70.4% of the vote, defeating Floyd Coates (R) by 40.8 points.

David CheathamDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.4%17,645
Floyd CoatesRepublican
29.6%7,411
25,056 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

EvenD+12.02002R+6.92004D+8.02006D+40.82008D+22.72010R+15.62012

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