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1984 election for Indiana House District 55

Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana

Merle O. Brown (R) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating Ralph T. Underwood (D) by 2.0 points, flipping a seat Democrats held.

Merle O. BrownRepublican · winner
50.6%10,229
Ralph T. UnderwoodDemocrat · incumbent
48.6%9,830
Albert BargerLibertarian
0.8%169
20,228 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 1984

Races before and after

EvenD+12.51982R+2.01984D+4.91986D+6.91988

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

The candidates

Merle O. Brown (R)Ralph T. Underwood (D)

Also on the ballot: Albert Barger (Libertarian), 0.8%