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1972Final results

1972 election for Indiana House District 65

Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana

Thomas W. Hall (D) won with 52.3% of the vote, defeating Ripley (R) by 4.6 points.

Thomas W. HallDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.3%11,275
RipleyRepublican
47.7%10,291
21,566 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+6.11976D+5.11978D+11.81980R+19.01982D+3.51984D+26.71986

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