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1916 Indiana U.S. House District 12 Election

Indiana · 4 candidates · See every 1916 U.S. House race

Who won the 1916 Indiana U.S. House District 12 Election?

Louis Fairfield won the 1916 Indiana U.S. House District 12 Election. Louis Fairfield received 23,863 popular votes (51.19%). The main challenger was Cyrus Cline (44.19%).

See the full head-to-head between Fairfield and Cline

Fairfield +7.0 pts · won by 3,260 votes
Louis FairfieldRepublicanWINNER51.19%
23,863 votes
Cyrus ClineDemocratic44.19%
20,603 votes
L Lloyd Armstrongprohibition2.6%
1,211 votes
George D Baileyprogressive2.02%
942 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.