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1976Final results

1976 election for Indiana House District 31

Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana

Lee Clingan (D) won with 59.3% of the vote, defeating Gary H. Cooper (R) by 18.5 points.

Lee ClinganDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.3%14,074
Gary H. CooperRepublican
40.7%9,672
23,746 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+18.51976D+3.41982R+13.51984D+4.11986D+6.31988D+6.51990

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