1974Final results
1974 election for Indiana Senate District 49
Indiana State Senate · Indiana
Joseph F. Oday (D) won with 60.5% of the vote, defeating Frank E. Schuetz (R) by 21.0 points.
Joseph F. OdayDemocrat · winner
60.5%20,081
Frank E. SchuetzRepublican
39.5%13,099
33,180 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)