1972Final results
1972 election for Indiana House District 31
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
Lee Clingan (D) won with 58.9% of the vote, defeating James W. Richardson (R) by 17.9 points.
Lee ClinganDemocrat · winner
58.9%13,894
James W. RichardsonRepublican
41.1%9,678
23,572 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