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2012Final results

2012 election for Indiana House District 96

Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana

Gregory Porter (D) won with 83.2% of the vote, defeating Karl Scharnberg (R) by 70.2 points.

Gregory PorterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
83.2%25,213
Karl ScharnbergRepublican
13.0%3,936
Wesley BishopLibertarian
3.8%1,142
30,291 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

EvenD+55.52000D+38.52004D+50.82008D+38.52010D+70.22012D+67.92014

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

The candidates

Gregory Porter (D)Karl Scharnberg (R)

Also on the ballot: Wesley Bishop (Libertarian), 3.8%