1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Indiana House District 39
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
William Edward Lapar (R) won with 57.3% of the vote, defeating Donald A. Hanlin (D) by 14.5 points.
William Edward LaparRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.3%11,873
Donald A. HanlinDemocrat · incumbent
42.7%8,858
20,731 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