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1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1974 election for Indiana House District 27

Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana

Joseph P. Harris (D) won with 53.1% of the vote, defeating Harry V. Foreman (R) by 6.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Joseph P. HarrisDemocrat · winner
53.1%11,047
Harry V. ForemanRepublican · incumbent
46.9%9,776
20,823 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+10.91976D+4.41978R+0.41980D+4.91982D+16.11984D+10.21990

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