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1974Final results

1974 election for Indiana Senate District 17

Indiana State Senate · Indiana

Gene Snowden (R) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating F. Dale Barrett (D) by 11.7 points.

Gene SnowdenRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.9%21,566
44.1%17,044
38,610 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

EvenR+8.81982R+18.71986R+16.31994R+43.52018R+50.12022R+28.02026

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