1974Final results
1974 election for Indiana Senate District 48
Indiana State Senate · Indiana
Robert J. Fair (D) won re-election with 55.8% of the vote, defeating Joe David Black (R) by 11.6 points.
Robert J. FairDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.8%22,760
Joe David BlackRepublican
44.2%18,011
40,771 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: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)