2012Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2012 election for Indiana House District 56
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
Richard L. Hamm (R) won with 49.3% of the vote, defeating Phillip Pflum (D) by 4.7 points.
Richard L. HammRepublican · winner
49.3%11,568
Phillip PflumDemocrat · incumbent
44.6%10,470
Mark Joseph BrimLibertarian
6.0%1,414
23,463 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