1972Final results
1972 election for Indiana Senate District 39
Indiana State Senate · Indiana
Elden C. Tipton (D) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Lawrence L. Jones (R) by 0.1 points.
Elden C. TiptonDemocrat · winner
50.1%23,125
Lawrence L. JonesRepublican
49.9%23,072
46,197 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