1972 Indiana gubernatorial election

none related races 1972 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1972 Indiana gubernatorial election Indiana Presidential no 1968 Indiana gubernatorial election 1968 1976 Indiana gubernatorial election 1976 November 7, 1972 File:Otis R. Bowen (1).jpg 150x150px Otis Bowen Republican Party (United States) 1,203,903 56.77% File:Matthew E. Welsh with John F. Kennedy (cropped).jpg Matthew E. Welsh Democratic Party (United States) 900,489 42.46% 1972 Indiana gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 160px County resultsBowen: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Welsh: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% Governor Edgar Whitcomb Republican Party (United States) Otis Bowen Republican Party (United States) The 1972 Indiana gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1972. Although during the same election cycle Indiana voters approved a constitutional amendment allowing the governor to serve in office for eight out of 12 years, incumbent Republican Governor Edgar Whitcomb was term-limited due to having been elected under the prior version of the constitution.Indiana Governor Term Limits, Amendment 2 (1972) https://ballotpedia.org/Indiana_Governor_Term_Limits,_Amendment_2_(1972) 2020-11-07 Ballotpedia enhttps://www.wfyi.org/news/articles/former-governor-edgar-whitcomb-dead-at-98 World War II Hero, Former Indiana Governor Edgar Whitcomb Dead At 98 4 February 2016 www.wfyi.org WFYI: Indianapolis' Public Radio, TV & News Station 9 May 2020 https://www.nationalreview.com/2016/02/edgar-whitcomb-governor-indiana-life-obituary/ A Politician Who Was His Own Man: Edgar Whitcomb, R.I.P. Cole Ryan 6 February 2016 www.nationalreview.com National Review 9 May 2020 Republican nominee, Speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives Otis Bowen defeated Democratic nominee former Governor (1961–1965) Matthew E. Welsh with 56.77% of the vote. Nominations Until 1976, all nominations for statewide office in Indiana were made by state conventions.America Votes 10 123Congressional Quarterly 1998 112 Democratic nomination Results Matthew E. Welsh, former governor def. Larry A. Conrad, secretary of stateBowen and Du Bois 2000 164Blaemire Robert 2019 Birch Bayh: Making a Difference https://books.google.com/books?id=dpmLDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT221 Bloomington, Indiana Indiana University Press 221 9780253039194 The 1972 Campaign https://www.nytimes.com/1972/06/21/archives/indiana-governor-winner-of-democratic-nomination.html The New York Times New York, NY 21 June 1972 28 9 May 2020 Republican nomination Results Republican nomination resultsBowen and Du Bois 2000 103–104Dunn Craig Gov. Doc Bowen, with 'Kindest personal regards' https://www.in.gov/library/files/HPI130509.pdf Howey Politics Indiana Kokomo, Indiana 18 35 9 May 2013 9 9 May 2020 Otis Bowen Republican Party (United States) 1,243 59.70 William Sharp Republican Party (United States) 364 17.48 Phil Gutman Republican Party (United States) 354 17.00 W.W. "Dub" Hill Republican Party (United States) 108 5.19 N/A 13 0.62 2,082 100.00 General election Results Governor 1972 Indiana gubernatorial electionhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=174227 IN Governor, 1972 Our Campaigns 9 May 2020https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=18&year=1972&f=0&off=5&elect=0 1972 Gubernatorial General Election Results – Indiana US Election Atlas 9 May 2020Congressional Quarterly 1998 50America Votes 10 116 Republican Party (United States) Otis Bowen 1,203,903 56.77% Democratic Party (United States) Matthew E. Welsh 900,489 42.46% American Independent Party Berryman S. Hurley 8,525 0.40% Peace and Freedom Party Finley C. Campbell 6,278 0.30% Socialist Labor Party of America John M. Morris 1,652 0.08% 303,414 14.31% 2,120,847 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Lieutenant governor 1972 Indiana lieutenant gubernatorial electionhttps://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1972&fips=18&f=0&off=6&elect=0&minper=0 1972 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results – Indiana US Election Atlas 9 May 2020 Republican Party (United States) Robert D. Orr 1,149,255 55.34% Democratic Party (United States) Richard C. Bodine 914,000 44.01% American Independent Party Raymond Lee Clark 6,816 0.33% Peace and Freedom Party Elizabeth Toohy 4,737 0.23% Socialist Labor Party of America Casimer Kanczuzewski 1,878 0.09% 235,255 11.33% 2,076,686 100.00% Republican Party (United States) References Bibliography Gubernatorial Elections, 1787–1997 Washington, D.C. Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998 1-56802-396-0 Congressional Quarterly 1998 Scammon Richard M. America Votes 10: a handbook of contemporary American election statistics, 1972 Washington, D.C. Governmental Affairs Institute 1973 https://archive.org/details/americavotes10ha00scam/mode/2up America Votes 10 Brown Otis R. Otis R. Bowen Du Bois William 2000 Doc: Memories from a Life in Public Service https://books.google.com/books?id=0CSwDQAAQBAJ&pg=PP1 Bloomington, Illinois Indiana University Press 0-253-33767-4 Bowen and Du Bois 2000 1972 Indiana Gubernatorial