1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Indiana House District 26
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
Herbert E. Williams (R) won with 55.0% of the vote, defeating Alan L. Zirkle (D) by 10.0 points.
Herbert E. WilliamsRepublican · winner
55.0%9,831
Alan L. ZirkleDemocrat · incumbent
45.0%8,043
17,874 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