1972Final results
1972 election for Indiana Senate District 44
Indiana State Senate · Indiana
Earl Wilson (R) won with 50.0% of the vote, defeating Marvin E. Klaes (D) by 0.1 points.
Earl WilsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.0%21,544
Marvin E. KlaesDemocrat
50.0%21,503
43,047 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