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1974Final results

1974 election for Indiana House District 35

Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana

John Morrison Blevins (R) won with 49.5% of the vote, defeating Merrill Pyle (D) by 0.3 points.

John Morrison BlevinsRepublican · winner · incumbent
49.5%9,944
Merrill PyleDemocrat
49.2%9,887
RussellIndependent
1.3%271
20,102 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

EvenR+15.51976R+18.01978R+23.61980R+15.61982R+18.31984D+18.01986

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

The candidates

John Morrison Blevins (R)Merrill Pyle (D)

Also on the ballot: Russell (Independent), 1.3%