1972Final results
1972 election for Indiana Senate District 42
Indiana State Senate · Indiana
Robert L. Sheaffer (R) won with 59.6% of the vote, defeating Morgan L. Miers (D) by 19.2 points.
Robert L. SheafferRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.6%24,616
Morgan L. MiersDemocrat
40.4%16,670
41,286 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