2012Final results
2012 election for Indiana House District 51
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
Dennis J. Zent (R) won with 66.9% of the vote, defeating Lon Keyes (D) by 33.8 points.
Dennis J. ZentRepublican · winner
66.9%13,025
Lon KeyesDemocrat
33.1%6,449
19,474 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET