2010Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2010 election for Indiana House District 31
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
Kevin A. Mahan (R) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating Joseph R. Pearson (D) by 7.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Kevin A. MahanRepublican · winner
53.7%7,111
Joseph R. PearsonDemocrat · incumbent
46.3%6,121
13,232 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET