1972Final results
1972 election for Indiana Senate District 40
Indiana State Senate · Indiana
Patrick D. Carroll (D) won with 51.4% of the vote, defeating Jay R. Ellis (R) by 2.8 points.
Patrick D. CarrollDemocrat · winner
51.4%21,888
Jay R. EllisRepublican
48.6%20,701
42,589 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