1972Final results
1972 election for Indiana House District 73
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
H. Joel Deckard (R) won with 58.6% of the vote, defeating Sammy Delano Blankenship (D) by 17.3 points.
H. Joel DeckardRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.6%14,418
Sammy Delano BlankenshipDemocrat
41.4%10,168
24,586 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