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1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1974 election for Indiana House District 18

Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana

G. Edward Cook (D) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating James L. Drews (R) by 0.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

G. Edward CookDemocrat · winner
50.5%9,712
James L. DrewsRepublican · incumbent
49.5%9,532
19,244 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

EvenD+4.81976D+11.81978D+10.01980R+37.11986R+30.11988R+44.71996

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET