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1974Final results

1974 election for Indiana Senate District 23

Indiana State Senate · Indiana

Joseph W. Harrison (R) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating Stephen Gentry (D) by 6.6 points.

Joseph W. HarrisonRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.3%21,186
46.7%18,561
39,747 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+17.91982R+17.41994R+29.91998R+35.02014R+45.92016R+27.22022

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