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Indiana › Indiana House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Indiana House District 74
Stephen Bartels has no major-party opponent.
Stephen Bartels has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
RepublicanIncumbent
Stephen Bartels
Incumbent state representative
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean R+40: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 68,319
- People per km²
- 19
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 19%
- White, no degree
- 75%of adults
- White 91%
- Hispanic 5%
- Black 1%
- Other / multiracial 3%
American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.
Past results
Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.
2024
15,618 votes · R+37.4✓ Stephen R Bartels (R)68.7%
Bob Compton (D)31.3%
2024 President Vote in this district
32,375 two-party votes · R+41.4 · R+39.9 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)70.7%
Kamala Harris (D)29.3%
2022
17,973 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Stephen R Bartels (R)100.0%
2020 Earlier district lines
23,511 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Stephen R Bartels (R)100.0%
2020 President Vote in this district
35,695 two-party votes · R+35.3 · R+39.8 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)67.6%
Joe Biden (D)32.4%
2016 President Vote in this district
33,740 two-party votes · R+35.8 · R+38.1 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)67.9%
Hillary Clinton (D)32.1%