1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Indiana Senate District 6
Indiana State Senate · Indiana
Ernest Niemeyer (R) won with 64.9% of the vote, defeating Bernard Konrady (D) by 29.9 points.
Ernest NiemeyerRepublican · winner
64.9%28,555
Bernard KonradyDemocrat · incumbent
35.1%15,417
43,972 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