1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Indiana House District 55
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
Ralph T. Underwood (D) won with 52.5% of the vote, defeating Merle O. Brown (R) by 4.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Ralph T. UnderwoodDemocrat · winner
52.5%8,148
Merle O. BrownRepublican · incumbent
47.5%7,381
15,529 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 1986
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET