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1974Final results

1974 election for Indiana House District 69

Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana

Nelson D. Kennedy (D) won with 61.6% of the vote, defeating James A. Byrns (R) by 23.2 points.

Nelson D. KennedyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.6%11,592
James A. ByrnsRepublican
38.4%7,228
18,820 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

EvenD+14.31976D+32.31978D+22.11980D+12.41982D+9.91984D+38.81990

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