1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Indiana House District 46
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
3 seats: Catherine E. Vanarsdale (D), Forest Handlon Jr. (D), Mary Ann Seyfried (D) won.
3 seatsCatherine E. VanarsdaleDemocrat · winner
17.2%26,283
Forest Handlon Jr.Democrat · winner
17.1%26,143
Mary Ann SeyfriedDemocrat · winner
17.0%25,979
John A. GarrettRepublican
16.3%24,877
Doris DorbeckerRepublican · incumbent
16.2%24,788
M. Douglas SmithRepublican
16.1%24,575
152,645 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