1976Final results
1976 election for Indiana Governor
Governor · Indiana
Otis R. Bowen (R) won with 57.1% of the vote, defeating Larry A. Conrad (D) by 14.3 points.
Otis R. BowenRepublican · winner
57.1%1,236,555
Larry A. ConradDemocrat
42.9%927,243
2,163,798 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1976
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET