Indiana State House District 71
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Wendy Dant Chesser Democratic · Member list as of Oct 28
Wendy Dant ChesserDemocratic · Incumbent2 years since first winJames R. McClure, Jr.Republican
No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2024 general: Wendy Dant Chesser (D) 49.6, Scott Hawkins (R) 46.6, Gregory T. "Greg" Hertzsch (L) 3.9
- Last election
- Wendy Dant Chesser (Democratic) won by 3.0 points, 2024
- On the 2026 ballot
- 2 candidates
Side by side
Left column: ChesserRight column: McClure
- Races
- Won 1 of 1
- None listed
- Years since first win
- 2
- Not available
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- Wendy Dant ChesserIncumbentDemocratic
- James R. McClure, Jr.Republican
Source: in.gov (XLSX), dated Sep 22
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History (27 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 29,073
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Older district map (2022 to 2024)
Indiana House of Representatives District 71, 1972 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticWendy Dant ChesserWon Democratic 14,41349.6% RepublicanScott Hawkins Republican 13,53746.6% LibertarianGregory T. "Greg" Hertzsch Libertarian 1,1233.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 18,378
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Older district map (2022)
Indiana House of Representatives District 71, 1972 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRita FlemingWon(incumbent) Democratic 9,30250.6% RepublicanScott Hawkins Republican 9,07649.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 24,690
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Indiana House of Representatives District 71, 1972 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRita A. FlemingWon(incumbent) Democratic 19,16777.6% OtherRussell Brooksbank Other 5,52322.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 23,804
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Indiana House of Representatives District 71, 1972 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRita A. FlemingWon Democratic 13,23955.6% RepublicanMatt Owen Republican 10,03142.1% LibertarianThomas Keister Libertarian 5342.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 23,306
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Indiana House of Representatives District 71, 1972 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticSteven R. StemlerWon(incumbent) Democratic 18,72880.4% LibertarianThomas Keister Libertarian 4,57819.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 13,552
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Indiana House of Representatives District 71, 1972 to 2024, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticSteven R. StemlerWon(incumbent) Democratic 11,37083.9% LibertarianRussell Brooksbank Libertarian 2,18216.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 19,390
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Indiana House of Representatives District 71, 1972 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticSteven R. StemlerWon(incumbent) Democratic 19,390100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 13,241
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Indiana House of Representatives District 71, 1972 to 2024, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticSteven R. StemlerWon(incumbent) Democratic 13,241100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 21,202
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Indiana House of Representatives District 71, 1972 to 2024, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticSteven Ray StemlerWon(incumbent) Democratic 21,202100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 19,657
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Indiana House of Representatives District 71, 1972 to 2024, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticSteven R. StemlerWon Democratic 12,62164.2% RepublicanJoe Theobald Republican 7,03635.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 17,949
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Indiana House of Representatives District 71, 1972 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJames L. BottorffWon(incumbent) Democratic 17,949100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 14,773
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Indiana House of Representatives District 71, 1972 to 2024, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJames L. BottorffWon(incumbent) Democratic 9,38563.5% RepublicanCharles A. Singleton Republican 5,38836.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 21,967
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Indiana House of Representatives District 71, 1972 to 2024, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJames L. BottorffWon(incumbent) Democratic 14,82667.5% RepublicanFred Taylor Republican 7,14132.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,536
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Indiana House of Representatives District 71, 1972 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJames L. BottorffWon(incumbent) Democratic 11,536100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 15,791
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Indiana House of Representatives District 71, 1972 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJames L. BottorffWon(incumbent) Democratic 15,791100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,830
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Indiana House of Representatives District 71, 1972 to 2024, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJames L. BottorffWon(incumbent) Democratic 7,92861.8% RepublicanDavid P. Buskill Republican 4,90238.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 13,417
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Indiana House of Representatives District 71, 1972 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJames L. BottorffWon(incumbent) Democratic 13,417100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,110
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Indiana House of Representatives District 71, 1972 to 2024, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJames L. BottorffWon Democratic 6,25656.3% RepublicanJohn G. Montgomery Republican 4,85443.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 17,588
- Election day
- November 8, 1988
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Indiana House of Representatives District 71, 1972 to 2024, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRichard B. WathenWon(incumbent) Republican 9,19052.3% DemocraticWilliam Shrewsberry Jr. Democratic 8,39847.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,179
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Indiana House of Representatives District 71, 1972 to 2024, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRichard B. WathenWon(incumbent) Republican 7,31460.0% DemocraticNancy Kraft Democratic 4,86540.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,890
- Election day
- November 6, 1984
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Indiana House of Representatives District 71, 1972 to 2024, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRichard B. WathenWon(incumbent) Republican 9,890100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 14,296
- Election day
- November 2, 1982
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Indiana House of Representatives District 71, 1972 to 2024, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRichard B. WathenWon(incumbent) Republican 7,95055.6% DemocraticRobert L. Potter Democratic 6,34644.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 88,833
- Election day
- November 4, 1980
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Indiana House of Representatives District 71, 1972 to 2024, 1980, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJ. Jeff HaysWon(incumbent) Democratic 27,85931.4% DemocraticMichael K. PhillipsWon(incumbent) Democratic 25,87029.1% RepublicanElizabeth Sowa Republican 19,57222.0% RepublicanBarton R. Updike Republican 15,53217.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 60,673
- Election day
- November 7, 1978
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Indiana House of Representatives District 71, 1972 to 2024, 1978, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJ. Jeff HaysWon(incumbent) Democratic 19,06731.4% DemocraticMichael K. PhillipsWon(incumbent) Democratic 18,65330.7% RepublicanWilliam A. Oglesby Republican 11,57419.1% RepublicanRobert J. Millis Republican 11,37918.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 86,362
- Election day
- November 2, 1976
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Indiana House of Representatives District 71, 1972 to 2024, 1976, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJ. Jeff HaysWon(incumbent) Democratic 28,39932.9% DemocraticMichael K. PhillipsWon(incumbent) Democratic 25,76029.8% RepublicanWilliam A. Oglesby Republican 16,98519.7% RepublicanFrank E. Schuetz Republican 15,21817.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 72,268
- Election day
- November 4, 1974
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Indiana House of Representatives District 71, 1972 to 2024, 1974, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJ. Jeff HaysWon Democratic 22,34030.9% DemocraticMichael K. PhillipsWon Democratic 21,61429.9% RepublicanJames R. Harris(incumbent) Republican 15,18921.0% RepublicanTimothy R. Dodd Republican 13,12518.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 86,460
- Election day
- November 7, 1972
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Indiana House of Representatives District 71, 1972 to 2024, 1972, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJames R. HarrisWon Republican 22,48026.0% RepublicanFrank E. SchuetzWon Republican 22,07825.5% DemocraticJ. Jeff Hays(incumbent) Democratic 21,10924.4% DemocraticMichael K. Phillips(incumbent) Democratic 20,79324.1%
- 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 71, election results 1972 to 2024. https://www.electionwrld.com/in/house/71. 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:71
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), MEDSL 2024 official precinct returnsData as of Oct 28, 2026