1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Indiana House District 12
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
Elbert O. Roe (D) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Ellsworth C. Peterson (R) by 0.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Elbert O. RoeDemocrat · winner
50.1%7,406
Ellsworth C. PetersonRepublican · incumbent
49.9%7,374
14,780 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 1974
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET