1974Final results
1974 election for Indiana House District 47
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
Robert H. Bales (R) won with 57.9% of the vote, defeating Virginia Hanch (D) by 15.9 points.
Robert H. BalesRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.9%10,351
Virginia HanchDemocrat
42.1%7,514
17,865 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