1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Indiana House District 73
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
Lindel O. Hume (D) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating H. Joel Deckard (R) by 3.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Lindel O. HumeDemocrat · winner
51.6%11,169
H. Joel DeckardRepublican · incumbent
48.4%10,467
21,636 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