2008Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2008 election for Indiana House District 89
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
John F. Barnes (D) won with 52.5% of the vote, defeating Chris J. Swatts (R) by 4.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
John F. BarnesDemocrat · winner
52.5%13,442
Chris J. SwattsRepublican
47.5%12,182
25,624 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