1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Indiana House District 16
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
Delmar L. Auer (D) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating Ralph R. Heine (R) by 1.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Delmar L. AuerDemocrat · winner
50.9%10,629
Ralph R. HeineRepublican · incumbent
49.1%10,255
20,884 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