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1974Final results

1974 election for Indiana Senate District 1

Indiana State Senate · Indiana

William C. Christy (D) won re-election with 81.0% of the vote, defeating Mary T. Thompson (R) by 62.0 points.

William C. ChristyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
81.0%19,641
19.0%4,610
24,251 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+62.01974D+64.11978

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)