Indiana State House District 85
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Dave Heine Republican · Member list as of Oct 28
No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2024 general: Dave Heine (R) 74.4, Phil Goss (D) 25.6
- Last election
- Dave Heine (Republican) won by 48.8 points, 2024
- On the 2026 ballot
- 2 candidates
Side by side
Left column: HeineRight column: Wehrle
- Donor-based spectrum
- LiberalCentristConservativeHeineNo published score for Wehrle
- Races
- Won 5 of 5
- None listed
- Years since first win
- 10
- Not available
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Candidates on the ballot
- Mark (Bird) WehrleDemocratic
- Dave HeineIncumbentRepublican
Source: in.gov (XLSX), dated Sep 22
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History (17 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 31,130
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Older district map (2022 to 2024)
Indiana House of Representatives District 85, 1992 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDave HeineWon Republican 23,16074.4% DemocraticPhil Goss Democratic 7,97025.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 16,131
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Older district map (2022)
Indiana House of Representatives District 85, 1992 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDave HeineWon(incumbent) Republican 16,131100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 29,570
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Indiana House of Representatives District 85, 1992 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDave HeineWon(incumbent) Republican 21,23871.8% DemocraticPablo Hurtado III Democratic 8,33228.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 22,484
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Indiana House of Representatives District 85, 1992 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDave HeineWon(incumbent) Republican 15,87170.6% DemocraticChristopher J. Rex Democratic 6,61329.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 26,204
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Indiana House of Representatives District 85, 1992 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDave HeineWon Republican 19,19873.3% DemocraticKathryn A. Zoucha Democratic 7,00626.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,222
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Indiana House of Representatives District 85, 1992 to 2024, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanCasey CoxWon Republican 11,222100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 25,705
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Indiana House of Representatives District 85, 1992 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanPhyllis J. PondWon(incumbent) Republican 16,52264.3% DemocraticEvan Smith Democratic 7,11227.7% OtherAudrey Queckboerner Other 2,0718.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 23,627
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Indiana House of Representatives District 85, 1992 to 2024, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanPhyllis J. PondWon(incumbent) Republican 20,67087.5% LibertarianPaul W. Leslie Libertarian 2,95712.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 27,620
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Indiana House of Representatives District 85, 1992 to 2024, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanPhyllis J. PondWon(incumbent) Republican 27,620100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 16,269
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Indiana House of Representatives District 85, 1992 to 2024, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanPhyllis J. PondWon(incumbent) Republican 16,269100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 22,878
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Indiana House of Representatives District 85, 1992 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanPhyllis J. PondWon(incumbent) Republican 22,878100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,488
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Indiana House of Representatives District 85, 1992 to 2024, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanPhyllis J. PondWon(incumbent) Republican 11,488100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 24,924
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Indiana House of Representatives District 85, 1992 to 2024, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanPhyllis J. PondWon(incumbent) Republican 18,16872.9% DemocraticLori A. Houck Democratic 6,75627.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,868
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Indiana House of Representatives District 85, 1992 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanPhyllis J. PondWon(incumbent) Republican 12,868100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 17,896
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Indiana House of Representatives District 85, 1992 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanPhyllis J. PondWon(incumbent) Republican 17,896100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 13,128
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Indiana House of Representatives District 85, 1992 to 2024, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanPhyllis J. PondWon(incumbent) Republican 13,128100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 15,849
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Indiana House of Representatives District 85, 1992 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanPhyllis J. PondWon(incumbent) Republican 15,849100.0%
- 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
- 1992 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 85, election results 1992 to 2024. https://www.electionwrld.com/in/house/85. 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:85
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