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1998Final results

1998 election for Indiana House District 72

Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana

William C. Cochran (D) won with 59.3% of the vote, defeating Jason Beal (R) by 18.7 points.

William C. CochranDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.3%10,746
Jason BealRepublican
40.7%7,361
18,107 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 1998

Races before and after

EvenD+22.61986D+31.91992D+9.11994D+18.71998D+17.52000D+9.52002

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