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1976Final results

1976 election for Indiana House District 16

Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana

Delmar L. Auer (D) won with 54.0% of the vote, defeating Thomas R. King (R) by 7.9 points.

Delmar L. AuerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.0%12,926
Thomas R. KingRepublican
46.0%11,029
23,955 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+7.91976D+5.21978R+4.41980R+34.61984R+21.11988R+15.71990

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