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2016Final results

2016 election for Indiana House District 23

Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana

William C. Friend (R) won with 70.4% of the vote, defeating Rose G. Ryan (D) by 40.9 points.

William C. FriendRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.4%15,829
Rose G. RyanDemocrat
29.6%6,642
22,471 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 2016

Races before and after

EvenR+35.11992R+30.22006R+35.72012R+40.92016R+32.82018R+32.12026

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