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2010Final results

2010 election for Indiana House District 17

Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana

Nancy Dembowski (D) won with 48.8% of the vote, defeating Francis K. Ellert (R) by 1.5 points.

Nancy DembowskiDemocrat · winner · incumbent
48.8%8,891
47.3%8,621
3.9%705
18,217 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 2010

Races before and after

EvenR+24.82004D+4.52006D+16.72008D+1.52010R+34.42016R+35.02018

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

The candidates