1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Indiana House District 71
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
J. Jeff Hays (D) and Michael K. Phillips (D) won the district's 2 seats.
2 seatsJ. Jeff HaysDemocrat · winner
30.9%22,340
Michael K. PhillipsDemocrat · winner
29.9%21,614
James R. HarrisRepublican · incumbent
21.0%15,189
Timothy R. DoddRepublican
18.2%13,125
72,268 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: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)