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1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1972 election for Indiana House District 50

Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana

John D. Ennis (R) won with 51.8% of the vote, defeating Frederick T. Bauer (D) by 3.6 points.

John D. EnnisRepublican · winner
51.8%12,191
Frederick T. BauerDemocrat · incumbent
48.2%11,355
23,546 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

EvenD+5.71976D+8.31978D+19.01980R+15.01982R+28.01984R+22.81986

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET