Indiana State House District 65
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Chris May Republican · Member list as of Oct 28
Chris MayRepublican · Incumbent10 years since first winSean S. SteeleIndependent
Last result · 2024 general: Chris May (R) 100.0
- Earlier results
- Chris May (Republican) won by 55.4 points, 2022Chris May (Republican) won by 45.9 points, 2020, older linesAll 27 elections
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Past results
- Votes for listed candidates
- 24,786
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Same as today
Indiana House of Representatives District 65, 1972 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanChris MayWon Republican 24,786100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 18,846
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Same as today
Indiana House of Representatives District 65, 1972 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanChris MayWon(incumbent) Republican 14,64877.7% DemocraticKevin Goodman Democratic 4,19822.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 32,524
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
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- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Indiana House of Representatives District 65, 1972 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanChris MayWon(incumbent) Republican 23,72172.9% DemocraticPaula Staley Democratic 8,80327.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 25,122
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Indiana House of Representatives District 65, 1972 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanChris MayWon(incumbent) Republican 17,39869.3% DemocraticJared Stancombe Democratic 7,72430.8%
- 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.
All elections (27 for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 24,786
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Same as today
Indiana House of Representatives District 65, 1972 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanChris MayWon Republican 24,786100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 18,846
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Same as today
Indiana House of Representatives District 65, 1972 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanChris MayWon(incumbent) Republican 14,64877.7% DemocraticKevin Goodman Democratic 4,19822.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 32,524
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Indiana House of Representatives District 65, 1972 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanChris MayWon(incumbent) Republican 23,72172.9% DemocraticPaula Staley Democratic 8,80327.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 25,122
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Indiana House of Representatives District 65, 1972 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanChris MayWon(incumbent) Republican 17,39869.3% DemocraticJared Stancombe Democratic 7,72430.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 29,161
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Indiana House of Representatives District 65, 1972 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanChris MayWonName as filed: Christopher David May Republican 18,29062.7% DemocraticChristopher L. Woods Democratic 10,87137.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,791
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
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- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Indiana House of Representatives District 65, 1972 to 2024, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanEric A. KochWon(incumbent) Republican 12,791100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 23,032
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
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- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Indiana House of Representatives District 65, 1972 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanEric A. KochWon(incumbent) Republican 19,23383.5% LibertarianAl Cox Libertarian 3,79916.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 17,407
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
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- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Indiana House of Representatives District 65, 1972 to 2024, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanEric A. KochWon(incumbent) Republican 14,59783.9% LibertarianAl Cox Libertarian 2,81016.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 23,827
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
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- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Indiana House of Representatives District 65, 1972 to 2024, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanEric A. KochWon(incumbent) Republican 20,37985.5% LibertarianAl Cox Libertarian 3,44814.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 15,061
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
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- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Indiana House of Representatives District 65, 1972 to 2024, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanEric Allan KochWon(incumbent) Republican 15,061100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 21,359
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
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- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Indiana House of Representatives District 65, 1972 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanEric Allan KochWon(incumbent) Republican 19,20789.9% LibertarianKent B. Vancleave Libertarian 2,15210.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 17,732
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
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- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Indiana House of Representatives District 65, 1972 to 2024, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanEric Allan KochWon Republican 11,34564.0% DemocraticDavid Rhum Democratic 6,38736.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 22,431
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
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- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Indiana House of Representatives District 65, 1972 to 2024, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanBrent E. SteeleWon(incumbent) Republican 15,33568.4% DemocraticDavid Rhum Democratic 7,09631.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 14,096
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
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- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Indiana House of Representatives District 65, 1972 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanBrent E. SteeleWon(incumbent) Republican 14,096100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 21,219
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
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- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Indiana House of Representatives District 65, 1972 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanBrent E. SteeleWon(incumbent) Republican 11,92056.2% DemocraticLinda Kay Henderson Democratic 9,29943.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 18,009
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
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- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Indiana House of Representatives District 65, 1972 to 2024, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanBrent E. SteeleWon Republican 9,83454.6% DemocraticLinda Kay Henderson(incumbent) Democratic 8,17545.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 21,891
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
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- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Indiana House of Representatives District 65, 1972 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticLinda Kay HendersonWon Democratic 10,98850.2% RepublicanRalph Robert Anderson Republican 10,90349.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 10,683
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
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- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Indiana House of Representatives District 65, 1972 to 2024, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticFrank Newkirk Jr.Won(incumbent) Democratic 9,95493.2% OtherErnest L. Walker Other 7296.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,291
- Election day
- November 8, 1988
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- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Indiana House of Representatives District 65, 1972 to 2024, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticFrank Newkirk Jr.Won(incumbent) Democratic 12,291100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 18,577
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
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- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Indiana House of Representatives District 65, 1972 to 2024, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticFrank Newkirk Jr.Won(incumbent) Democratic 11,77163.4% RepublicanByron L. Buker Republican 6,80636.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 21,936
- Election day
- November 6, 1984
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- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Indiana House of Representatives District 65, 1972 to 2024, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticFrank Newkirk Jr.Won Democratic 11,34851.7% RepublicanJohn W. Chase Republican 10,58848.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 18,181
- Election day
- November 2, 1982
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- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Indiana House of Representatives District 65, 1972 to 2024, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRichard McIntyreWon(incumbent) Republican 10,82059.5% DemocraticWilliam Hayden Democratic 7,36140.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 23,804
- Election day
- November 4, 1980
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- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Indiana House of Representatives District 65, 1972 to 2024, 1980, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticWilliam L. BeversWon(incumbent) Democratic 13,30755.9% RepublicanDennis Edwin Carmichael Republican 10,49744.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 17,953
- Election day
- November 7, 1978
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- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Indiana House of Representatives District 65, 1972 to 2024, 1978, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticWilliam L. BeversWon Democratic 9,43852.6% RepublicanMax Harold Middendorf Republican 8,51547.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 23,625
- Election day
- November 2, 1976
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- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Indiana House of Representatives District 65, 1972 to 2024, 1976, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticThomas W. HallWon(incumbent) Democratic 12,53853.1% RepublicanStephen C. Brewer Republican 11,08746.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 19,359
- Election day
- November 4, 1974
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Indiana House of Representatives District 65, 1972 to 2024, 1974, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticThomas W. HallWon(incumbent) Democratic 10,76755.6% RepublicanBruce Wissel Republican 8,59244.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 21,566
- Election day
- November 7, 1972
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Indiana House of Representatives District 65, 1972 to 2024, 1972, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticThomas W. HallWon(incumbent) Democratic 11,27552.3% RepublicanRipley Republican 10,29147.7%
- 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
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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.
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