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1976Final results

1976 election for Indiana House District 12

Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana

Elbert O. Roe (D) won with 55.4% of the vote, defeating Clayton E. Smith (R) by 10.8 points.

Elbert O. RoeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.4%10,269
44.6%8,270
18,539 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 1976

Races before and after

EvenD+10.81976D+0.51978R+6.91980D+52.51984D+60.41986D+64.71990

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