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1974Final results

1974 election for Indiana Senate District 21

Indiana State Senate · Indiana

Merton Stanley (D) won with 52.1% of the vote, defeating Steven R. Johnson (R) by 4.1 points.

Merton StanleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.1%17,394
47.9%16,015
33,409 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+3.91982R+4.81986R+6.91990R+27.91994R+31.12002R+23.72006

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