1972 general · February 1, 1972
1972 Indiana State Senate election results, district by district
Every Indiana State Senate district in the 1972 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Republicans controlled the chamber · 50 seats
After the electionD 20 · R 30
Races26
Changed party0
Unopposed8%2 races
Incumbents defeated2
Every district
D 6 · R 20
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-2 | Ralph J. Postesta (R) | 15.8 | |
| SD-3 | Rudolph Clay (D) | 78.8 | |
| SD-5 | King Telle (R) | 29.7 | |
| SD-6 | Ernest Niemeyer (R) | 29.9 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-7 | James A. Gardner (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-8 | John F. Shawley (R) | 13.7 | |
| SD-9 | Clarence R. Kelley (R) | 9.6 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-10 | Burnett C. Bauer (D) | 13.0 | |
| SD-12 | Eldon F. Lundquist (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-13 | John B. Augsburger (R) | 25.3 | |
| SD-16 | Phillip E. Gutman (R) | 9.0 | |
| SD-18 | Leo Sullivan (R) | 1.1 | |
| SD-20 | Roger Jessup (R) | 24.7 | |
| SD-28 | Martin K. Edwards (R) | 28.3 | |
| SD-30 | Joan M. Gubbins (R) | 29.5 | |
| SD-32 | Charles E. Bosma (R) | 31.7 | |
| SD-33 | Angeline Allstatt (D) | 19.8 | |
| SD-34 | Marie T. Lauck (D) | 48.7 | |
| SD-35 | Morris H. Mills (R) | 29.4 | |
| SD-36 | Lawrence M. Borst (R) | 36.2 | |
| SD-37 | Paul W. Swisher (R) | 40.8 | |
| SD-39 | Elden C. Tipton (D) | 0.1 | |
| SD-40 | Patrick D. Carroll (D) | 2.8 | |
| SD-42 | Robert L. Sheaffer (R) | 19.2 | |
| SD-44 | Earl Wilson (R) | 0.1 | |
| SD-50 | Harry E. Thompson (R) | 31.6 |
Indiana State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner