1972Final results
1972 election for Indiana House District 49
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
R. Jerome Kearns (D) won with 61.8% of the vote, defeating Ronald J. Osburn (R) by 23.6 points.
R. Jerome KearnsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.8%12,131
Ronald J. OsburnRepublican
38.2%7,500
19,631 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