1984Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1984 election for Indiana House District 65
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
Frank Newkirk Jr. (D) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating John W. Chase (R) by 3.5 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
Frank Newkirk Jr.Democrat · winner
51.7%11,348
John W. ChaseRepublican
48.3%10,588
21,936 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
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)