1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Indiana House District 56
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
Robert W. Gordon (D) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating John W. King (R) by 3.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Robert W. GordonDemocrat · winner
51.6%8,517
John W. KingRepublican · incumbent
48.4%7,993
16,510 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