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2012Final results

2012 election for Indiana House District 79

Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana

Matt Lehman (R) won with 67.1% of the vote, defeating Mike Snyder (D) by 34.1 points.

Matt LehmanRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.1%17,762
Mike SnyderDemocrat
32.9%8,728
26,490 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+15.21992R+8.31994R+11.81996R+34.12012R+47.82026

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