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2012Final results

2012 election for Indiana House District 16

Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana

Douglas L. Gutwein (R) won with 59.0% of the vote, defeating Richard W. Ludington (D) by 17.9 points.

Douglas L. GutweinRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.0%14,409
41.0%10,029
24,438 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 2012

Races before and after

EvenR+27.71996R+20.12008R+38.92010R+17.92012R+28.92014R+37.82016

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