Indiana State House District 89

Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Mitch Gore Democratic · Member list as of Oct 28

Mitch GoreDemocratic · Incumbent6 years since first win

No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2024 general: Mitch Gore (D) 55.8, Yvonne Metcalfe (R) 44.2

Donald WeingartenLibertarian

Last election: Mitch Gore (Democratic) won by 11.6 points, 2024
On the 2026 ballot: 2 candidates

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Donor-based spectrum: LiberalCentristConservativeGoreNo published score for Weingarten
Races: Won 3 of 3; None listed
Years since first win: 6; Not available

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Mitch GoreIncumbentDemocratic
Donald WeingartenLibertarian

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History (17 elections for this seat)

Votes for listed candidates: 23,188
Election day: November 5, 2024
District map: Older district map (2022 to 2024)

Indiana House of Representatives District 89, 1992 to 2024, 2024, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticMitch GoreWon	Democratic	12,94855.8%	55.8%
RepublicanYvonne Metcalfe	Republican	10,24044.2%	44.2%

Votes for listed candidates: 13,655
Election day: November 8, 2022
District map: Older district map (2022)

Indiana House of Representatives District 89, 1992 to 2024, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticMitch GoreWon(incumbent)	Democratic	6,96051.0%	51.0%
RepublicanMichaelpaul Hart	Republican	6,69549.0%	49.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 27,071
Election day: November 3, 2020
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Indiana House of Representatives District 89, 1992 to 2024, 2020, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticMitch GoreWon	Democratic	13,89851.3%	51.3%
RepublicanCindy Kirchhofer(incumbent)	Republican	13,17348.7%	48.7%

Votes for listed candidates: 20,692
Election day: November 6, 2018
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Indiana House of Representatives District 89, 1992 to 2024, 2018, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanCindy KirchhoferWon(incumbent)	Republican	10,45550.5%	50.5%
DemocraticJohn F. Barnes	Democratic	10,23749.5%	49.5%

Votes for listed candidates: 25,050
Election day: November 8, 2016
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Indiana House of Representatives District 89, 1992 to 2024, 2016, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanCynthia L. KirchhoferWon(incumbent)	Republican	13,68354.6%	54.6%
DemocraticRachel Burke	Democratic	11,36745.4%	45.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 11,439
Election day: November 4, 2014
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Indiana House of Representatives District 89, 1992 to 2024, 2014, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanCynthia L. KirchhoferWon(incumbent)	Republican	6,77059.2%	59.2%
DemocraticDebra S. Jenkins	Democratic	4,66940.8%	40.8%

Indiana House of Representatives District 89, 1992 to 2024, 2012, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanCindy KirchhoferWon(incumbent)	Republican	14,240100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 15,534
Election day: November 2, 2010
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Indiana House of Representatives District 89, 1992 to 2024, 2010, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanCynthia L. KirchhoferWon	Republican	8,06651.9%	51.9%
DemocraticJohn F. Barnes(incumbent)	Democratic	7,46848.1%	48.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 25,624
Election day: November 4, 2008
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Indiana House of Representatives District 89, 1992 to 2024, 2008, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJohn F. BarnesWon	Democratic	13,44252.5%	52.5%
RepublicanChris J. Swatts	Republican	12,18247.5%	47.5%

Votes for listed candidates: 15,106
Election day: November 7, 2006
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Indiana House of Representatives District 89, 1992 to 2024, 2006, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanLawrence L. BuellWon(incumbent)	Republican	7,80951.7%	51.7%
DemocraticJohn F. Barnes	Democratic	7,29748.3%	48.3%

Indiana House of Representatives District 89, 1992 to 2024, 2004, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanLawrence L. BuellWon(incumbent)	Republican	15,391100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 9,915
Election day: November 5, 2002
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Indiana House of Representatives District 89, 1992 to 2024, 2002, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanLawrence L. BuellWon(incumbent)	Republican	9,07191.5%	91.5%
LibertarianDennis Wilson	Libertarian	8448.5%	8.5%

Votes for listed candidates: 19,354
Election day: November 7, 2000
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Indiana House of Representatives District 89, 1992 to 2024, 2000, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanLawrence L. BuellWon(incumbent)	Republican	10,36753.6%	53.6%
DemocraticBrian Sims	Democratic	8,57344.3%	44.3%
LibertarianJade Hubertz	Libertarian	4142.1%	2.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 14,226
Election day: November 3, 1998
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Indiana House of Representatives District 89, 1992 to 2024, 1998, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanLawrence L. BuellWon(incumbent)	Republican	8,23557.9%	57.9%
DemocraticMichael A. Jeffers	Democratic	5,76140.5%	40.5%
LibertarianJade Hubertz	Libertarian	2301.6%	1.6%

Votes for listed candidates: 19,153
Election day: November 5, 1996
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Indiana House of Representatives District 89, 1992 to 2024, 1996, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanLawrence L. BuellWon(incumbent)	Republican	11,28158.9%	58.9%
DemocraticJim Osborn	Democratic	7,87241.1%	41.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 15,353
Election day: November 8, 1994
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Indiana House of Representatives District 89, 1992 to 2024, 1994, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanLawrence L. BuellWon	Republican	9,58362.4%	62.4%
DemocraticTom Feeney	Democratic	5,77037.6%	37.6%

Votes for listed candidates: 21,964
Election day: November 3, 1992
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Indiana House of Representatives District 89, 1992 to 2024, 1992, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJack CotteyWon(incumbent)	Republican	13,36960.9%	60.9%
DemocraticJames Fuller	Democratic	8,59539.1%	39.1%

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
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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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:89

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