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1996 Indiana U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1996 Indiana U.S. House District 5 Election?

Stephen E. Buyer won the 1996 Indiana U.S. House District 5 Election. Stephen E. Buyer received 125,191 popular votes (59.3%). The main challenger was Douglas L. Clark (30.12%).

See the full head-to-head between Buyer and Clark

Buyer +29.2 pts · won by 61,613 votes
Stephen E. BuyerRepublicanWINNER59.3%
125,191 votes
Douglas L. ClarkDemocratic30.12%
63,578 votes
Tom LehmanLibertarian10.58%
22,342 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.