1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Indiana Senate District 9
Indiana State Senate · Indiana
Clarence R. Kelley (R) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating Marshall F. Kizer (D) by 9.6 points.
Clarence R. KelleyRepublican · winner
54.8%24,535
Marshall F. KizerDemocrat · incumbent
45.2%20,255
44,790 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