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1972Final results

1972 election for Indiana House District 19

Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana

Walter J. Roorda (R) won with 68.2% of the vote, defeating Eugene J. Janik (D) by 36.4 points.

Walter J. RoordaRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.2%14,692
31.8%6,852
21,544 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1972

Races before and after

EvenR+34.51980R+21.81982R+25.91984R+28.91986R+25.71988R+18.61990

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET