1974Final results
1974 election for Indiana Senate District 26
Indiana State Senate · Indiana
Rodney Piper (D) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating Earl R. Williams (R) by 8.0 points.
Rodney PiperDemocrat · winner
52.9%16,702
Earl R. WilliamsRepublican
44.9%14,164
Sam VanhornIndependent
2.2%698
31,564 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