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1982Final results

1982 election for Indiana House District 72

Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana

William C. Cochran (D) won with 66.8% of the vote, defeating Mildred C. Wilson (R) by 33.7 points.

William C. CochranDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.8%11,701
33.2%5,807
17,508 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 1982

Races before and after

EvenD+1.41976R+21.41978D+20.71980D+33.71982D+22.61986D+31.91992

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