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2002Final results

2002 election for Indiana House District 72

Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana

William C. Cochran (D) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating Ryan Bergman (R) by 9.5 points.

William C. CochranDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.8%10,402
Ryan BergmanRepublican
45.2%8,594
18,996 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 2002

Races before and after

EvenD+9.11994D+18.71998D+17.52000D+9.52002D+10.82004D+17.22006

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