2014Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2014 election for Indiana House District 35
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
Melanie M. Wright (D) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating L. Jack Lutz (R) by 1.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Melanie M. WrightDemocrat · winner
50.6%8,581
L. Jack LutzRepublican · incumbent
49.4%8,375
16,956 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 2014
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET