Simple-majority veto override
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Indiana › Indiana House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Indiana House District 59
Ryan Lauer has no major-party opponent.
Ryan Lauer has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
RepublicanIncumbent
Ryan Lauer
Incumbent state representative
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean R+23: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 68,875
- People per km²
- 120
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 37%
- White, no degree
- 53%of adults
- White 75%
- Hispanic 11%
- Black 2%
- Asian 9%
- Other / multiracial 4%
American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.
Past results
Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.
2024
26,862 votes · R+27.7✓ Ryan Lauer (R)63.8%
Ross Thomas (D)36.2%
2024 President Vote in this district
27,795 two-party votes · R+22.5 · R+21.0 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)61.3%
Kamala Harris (D)38.7%
2022
17,968 votes · R+22.7✓ Ryan Lauer (R)61.3%
Ross Thomas (D)38.7%
2020 Earlier district lines
29,602 votes · R+19.8✓ Ryan Lauer (R)59.9%
Dale Nowlin (D)40.1%
2020 President Vote in this district
29,956 two-party votes · R+22.9 · R+27.4 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)61.4%
Joe Biden (D)38.6%
2016 President Vote in this district
24,120 two-party votes · R+31.1 · R+33.3 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)65.5%
Hillary Clinton (D)34.5%