1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Indiana House District 56
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
John W. King (R) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating Robert W. Gordon (D) by 11.7 points.
John W. KingRepublican · winner
55.9%11,387
Robert W. GordonDemocrat · incumbent
44.1%8,993
20,380 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