2018Final results
2018 election for Indiana House District 71
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
Rita A. Fleming (D) won with 55.6% of the vote, defeating Matt Owen (R) by 13.5 points.
Rita A. FlemingDemocrat · winner
55.6%13,239
Matt OwenRepublican
42.1%10,031
Thomas KeisterLibertarian
2.2%534
23,804 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 2018
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET