1988Final results
1988 election for Indiana House District 55
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
Ralph T. Underwood (D) won with 53.5% of the vote, defeating Merle O. Brown (R) by 6.9 points.
Ralph T. UnderwoodDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.5%10,060
Merle O. BrownRepublican
46.5%8,755
18,815 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 1988
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET