Indiana State House District 49
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Joanna King Republican · Member list as of Oct 28
Joanna KingRepublican · Incumbent4 years since first winMichelle MilneDemocratic
No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2024 general: Joanna King (R) 100.0
- Last election
- Joanna King (Republican) was unopposed, 2024
- On the 2026 ballot
- 2 candidates
Side by side
Left column: KingRight column: Milne
- Donor-based spectrum
- LiberalCentristConservativeKingNo published score for Milne
- Races
- Won 2 of 2
- None listed
- Years since first win
- 4
- Not available
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- Michelle MilneDemocratic
- Joanna KingIncumbentRepublican
Source: in.gov (XLSX), dated Sep 22
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History (27 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 17,915
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Older district map (2022 to 2024)
Indiana House of Representatives District 49, 1972 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJoanna KingWon Republican 17,915100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 15,517
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Older district map (2022)
Indiana House of Representatives District 49, 1972 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJoanna KingWon Republican 10,42267.2% DemocraticAmanda Qualls Democratic 5,09532.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 24,880
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Indiana House of Representatives District 49, 1972 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanChristy StutzmanWon(incumbent) Republican 16,53966.5% DemocraticAmanda Qualls Democratic 8,34133.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 13,633
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Indiana House of Representatives District 49, 1972 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanChristy StutzmanWon Republican 13,633100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 16,526
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Indiana House of Representatives District 49, 1972 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanWesley H. CulverWon(incumbent) Republican 16,526100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 10,060
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Indiana House of Representatives District 49, 1972 to 2024, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanWesley H. CulverWon(incumbent) Republican 8,35783.1% LibertarianJoshua Obrien Libertarian 1,70316.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 16,419
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Indiana House of Representatives District 49, 1972 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanWes CulverWon(incumbent) Republican 16,419100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 13,333
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Indiana House of Representatives District 49, 1972 to 2024, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanWesley H. CulverWon(incumbent) Republican 13,333100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 23,006
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Indiana House of Representatives District 49, 1972 to 2024, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanWesley H. CulverWon Republican 14,88964.7% IndependentVincent J. Turner Jr. Independent 8,11735.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 16,229
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Indiana House of Representatives District 49, 1972 to 2024, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJohn D. UlmerWon(incumbent) Republican 8,72653.8% DemocraticMike Puro Democratic 6,95542.9% LibertarianGreg Sell Libertarian 5483.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 17,592
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Indiana House of Representatives District 49, 1972 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJohn D. UlmerWon(incumbent) Republican 17,592100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,354
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Indiana House of Representatives District 49, 1972 to 2024, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJohn D. UlmerWon(incumbent) Republican 11,354100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 17,201
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Indiana House of Representatives District 49, 1972 to 2024, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJohn D. UlmerWon(incumbent) Republican 17,201100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,781
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Indiana House of Representatives District 49, 1972 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJohn D. UlmerWon Republican 8,90669.7% DemocraticPatricia D. Morgan Democratic 3,87530.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 15,911
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Indiana House of Representatives District 49, 1972 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanPhilip T. WarnerWon(incumbent) Republican 13,86887.2% LibertarianScott Baker Libertarian 2,04312.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,069
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Indiana House of Representatives District 49, 1972 to 2024, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanPhilip T. WarnerWon(incumbent) Republican 8,73778.9% DemocraticBryan Johnson Democratic 2,33221.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 17,621
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Indiana House of Representatives District 49, 1972 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanPhilip T. WarnerWon(incumbent) Republican 12,92573.3% DemocraticJoseph C. Lehman Democratic 4,69626.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 146,403
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
- Seats
- 3
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Indiana House of Representatives District 49, 1972 to 2024, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanPaul S. MannweilerWon(incumbent) Republican 28,83519.7% RepublicanJohn RuckelshausWon Republican 27,75119.0% RepublicanJohn S. KeelerWon(incumbent) Republican 26,95218.4% DemocraticMae Dickinson Democratic 21,21814.5% DemocraticMary A. Moore Democratic 20,84714.2% DemocraticCraig D. Doyle Democratic 20,80014.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 232,354
- Election day
- November 8, 1988
- Seats
- 3
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Indiana House of Representatives District 49, 1972 to 2024, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanPaul S. MannweilerWon(incumbent) Republican 47,39820.4% RepublicanWilliam I. SpencerWon(incumbent) Republican 45,50419.6% RepublicanJohn S. KeelerWon(incumbent) Republican 45,32119.5% DemocraticSteven L. Barnett Democratic 32,08613.8% DemocraticKerwin H. Fry Democratic 31,75313.7% DemocraticDavid J. Deets Democratic 30,29213.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 149,197
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
- Seats
- 3
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Indiana House of Representatives District 49, 1972 to 2024, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanPaul S. MannweilerWon(incumbent) Republican 31,25120.9% RepublicanJohn S. KeelerWon(incumbent) Republican 30,39320.4% RepublicanWilliam I. SpencerWon(incumbent) Republican 30,01320.1% DemocraticMarian K. Towne Democratic 19,67713.2% DemocraticMae Dickinson Democratic 18,71312.5% DemocraticDavid J. Deets Democratic 18,56012.4% LibertarianWebster J. Smith Libertarian 5900.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 238,810
- Election day
- November 6, 1984
- Seats
- 3
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Indiana House of Representatives District 49, 1972 to 2024, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanPaul S. MannweilerWon(incumbent) Republican 48,58320.3% RepublicanJohn S. KeelerWon(incumbent) Republican 47,79020.0% RepublicanWilliam I. SpencerWon(incumbent) Republican 47,70620.0% DemocraticFred L. Jackson Democratic 31,77113.3% DemocraticMae Dickinson Democratic 31,64113.3% DemocraticWilliam R. Groth Democratic 31,31913.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 203,049
- Election day
- November 2, 1982
- Seats
- 3
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Indiana House of Representatives District 49, 1972 to 2024, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanPaul S. MannweilerWon(incumbent) Republican 39,98419.7% RepublicanWilliam I. SpencerWon Republican 39,47419.4% RepublicanJohn S. KeelerWon Republican 39,39919.4% DemocraticDonald E. Bowman Democratic 28,28313.9% DemocraticKaaren O. Rodman Democratic 28,25613.9% DemocraticCharles E. Svihlik Democratic 27,65313.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 17,110
- Election day
- November 4, 1980
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Indiana House of Representatives District 49, 1972 to 2024, 1980, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDavid L. ButtsWon Democratic 9,79457.2% RepublicanFred L. Wilson Jr. Republican 7,31642.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,868
- Election day
- November 7, 1978
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Indiana House of Representatives District 49, 1972 to 2024, 1978, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticWilliam D. RoachWon(incumbent) Democratic 8,39865.3% RepublicanRonald J. Osburn Republican 4,47034.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 17,529
- Election day
- November 2, 1976
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Indiana House of Representatives District 49, 1972 to 2024, 1976, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticWilliam D. RoachWon(incumbent) Democratic 11,95068.2% RepublicanJeffery Delmarheyen Republican 5,57931.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 15,218
- Election day
- November 4, 1974
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Indiana House of Representatives District 49, 1972 to 2024, 1974, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticWilliam D. RoachWon Democratic 10,82971.2% RepublicanBudd Miller Republican 4,38928.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 19,631
- Election day
- November 7, 1972
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Indiana House of Representatives District 49, 1972 to 2024, 1972, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticR. Jerome KearnsWon(incumbent) Democratic 12,13161.8% RepublicanRonald J. Osburn Republican 7,50038.2%
- 2024: MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns; not an official source
- 1972 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source
Last contest in this district on file: 2024.
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Election Wrld. (2026). Indiana State House District 49, election results 1972 to 2024. https://www.electionwrld.com/in/house/49. Retrieved October 31, 2026.
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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips) (Not stated in the GitHub repository (an earlier label said "MIT (repo)", which the repository does not support). MEDSL's Harvard Dataverse records are CC0 1.0, but these GitHub files were not checksum-matched to the Dataverse files, so CC0 is not claimed for them.), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.
District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:in/sldl:49
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), DIME (ODC-BY), MEDSL 2024 official precinct returnsData as of Oct 28, 2026