1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Indiana House District 21
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
Nelson J. Becker (R) won with 59.8% of the vote, defeating Maurice Oconnor (D) by 19.6 points.
Nelson J. BeckerRepublican · winner
59.8%13,986
Maurice OconnorDemocrat · incumbent
40.2%9,394
23,380 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET