1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Indiana House District 53
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
Sterling M. Haltom (D) won with 50.0% of the vote, defeating H. Jack Mullendore (R) by 0.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Sterling M. HaltomDemocrat · winner
50.0%7,882
H. Jack MullendoreRepublican · incumbent
50.0%7,868
15,750 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