1972-11-07 Gubernatorial Election Results for Indiana

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County	Turnout	Otis Bowen (R)		Matthew Welsh (D)		Berryman Hurley (American Independent)		Finley Campbell (Peace & Freedom)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Adams	69%	5,817	49.9%	5,801	49.8%	19	0.2%	20	0.2%	1	0.0%	16	11,658
Allen	63%	65,892	56.9%	49,448	42.7%	262	0.2%	202	0.2%	68	0.1%	16,444	115,872
Bartholomew	65%	14,763	59.9%	9,626	39.1%	177	0.7%	47	0.2%	19	0.1%	5,137	24,632
Benton	76%	3,177	58.3%	2,261	41.5%	9	0.2%	0	0.0%	3	0.1%	916	5,450
Blackford	60%	3,234	51.6%	2,981	47.6%	37	0.6%	8	0.1%	3	0.0%	253	6,263
Boone	63%	8,368	63.6%	4,712	35.8%	58	0.4%	23	0.2%	4	0.0%	3,656	13,165
Brown	65%	2,241	53.4%	1,899	45.2%	24	0.6%	33	0.8%	0	0.0%	342	4,197
Carroll	68%	4,935	60.2%	3,217	39.3%	24	0.3%	11	0.1%	4	0.0%	1,718	8,191
Cass	68%	10,945	59.5%	7,338	39.9%	42	0.2%	46	0.3%	12	0.1%	3,607	18,383
Clark	53%	13,152	48.3%	13,967	51.3%	54	0.2%	25	0.1%	16	0.1%	-815	27,214
Clay	67%	5,913	54.3%	4,954	45.5%	16	0.1%	10	0.1%	5	0.0%	959	10,898
Clinton	69%	8,249	58.4%	5,824	41.2%	36	0.3%	19	0.1%	7	0.0%	2,425	14,135
Crawford	81%	2,346	52.7%	2,088	46.9%	4	0.1%	10	0.2%	2	0.0%	258	4,450
Daviess	68%	7,283	60.6%	4,724	39.3%	11	0.1%	4	0.0%	6	0.0%	2,559	12,028
De Kalb	66%	7,698	57.7%	5,578	41.8%	29	0.2%	22	0.2%	14	0.1%	2,120	13,341
Dearborn	61%	5,914	50.2%	5,795	49.2%	32	0.3%	28	0.2%	16	0.1%	119	11,785
Decatur	67%	5,608	56.7%	4,235	42.8%	22	0.2%	19	0.2%	3	0.0%	1,373	9,887
Delaware	57%	28,454	56.1%	21,657	42.7%	417	0.8%	186	0.4%	23	0.0%	6,797	50,737
Dubois	64%	5,754	44.0%	7,259	55.5%	22	0.2%	24	0.2%	10	0.1%	-1,505	13,069
Elkhart	53%	28,093	63.9%	15,502	35.3%	201	0.5%	120	0.3%	25	0.1%	12,591	43,941
Fayette	63%	5,726	53.2%	4,994	46.4%	23	0.2%	11	0.1%	5	0.0%	732	10,759
Floyd	59%	11,026	49.8%	10,930	49.4%	66	0.3%	24	0.1%	86	0.4%	96	22,132
Fountain	73%	4,872	54.3%	4,062	45.3%	16	0.2%	14	0.2%	3	0.0%	810	8,967
Franklin	59%	2,792	43.8%	3,563	55.9%	13	0.2%	7	0.1%	1	0.0%	-771	6,376
Fulton	72%	5,874	69.7%	2,535	30.1%	8	0.1%	5	0.1%	1	0.0%	3,339	8,423
Gibson	71%	7,981	53.5%	6,884	46.2%	27	0.2%	13	0.1%	5	0.0%	1,097	14,910
Grant	53%	18,398	63.1%	10,552	36.2%	147	0.5%	38	0.1%	13	0.0%	7,846	29,148
Greene	70%	7,522	57.3%	5,541	42.2%	24	0.2%	28	0.2%	14	0.1%	1,981	13,129
Hamilton	64%	17,234	71.1%	6,676	27.5%	235	1.0%	78	0.3%	14	0.1%	10,558	24,237
Hancock	61%	8,964	62.8%	4,740	33.2%	523	3.7%	28	0.2%	9	0.1%	4,224	14,264
Harrison	71%	4,763	47.8%	5,083	51.0%	97	1.0%	12	0.1%	2	0.0%	-320	9,957
Hendricks	61%	14,928	66.8%	7,145	32.0%	216	1.0%	46	0.2%	11	0.0%	7,783	22,346
Henry	59%	12,754	62.6%	7,431	36.5%	158	0.8%	31	0.2%	8	0.0%	5,323	20,382
Howard	57%	20,807	66.9%	10,005	32.2%	171	0.6%	87	0.3%	20	0.1%	10,802	31,090
Huntington	68%	9,152	57.9%	6,568	41.5%	22	0.1%	21	0.1%	54	0.3%	2,584	15,817
Jackson	67%	8,088	54.4%	6,708	45.1%	41	0.3%	23	0.2%	10	0.1%	1,380	14,870
Jasper	61%	5,388	65.0%	2,844	34.3%	21	0.3%	28	0.3%	10	0.1%	2,544	8,291
Jay	62%	5,131	54.4%	4,198	44.5%	84	0.9%	10	0.1%	6	0.1%	933	9,429
Jefferson	60%	5,907	52.9%	5,230	46.8%	15	0.1%	16	0.1%	8	0.1%	677	11,176
Jennings	63%	4,379	54.3%	3,650	45.3%	21	0.3%	11	0.1%	4	0.0%	729	8,065
Johnson	55%	14,732	64.6%	7,786	34.1%	214	0.9%	78	0.3%	10	0.0%	6,946	22,820
Knox	64%	9,489	51.0%	9,013	48.5%	25	0.1%	59	0.3%	11	0.1%	476	18,597
Kosciusko	63%	14,676	71.1%	5,895	28.6%	37	0.2%	24	0.1%	7	0.0%	8,781	20,639
La Porte	57%	22,711	57.3%	16,680	42.1%	137	0.3%	62	0.2%	38	0.1%	6,031	39,628
Lagrange	45%	3,667	63.1%	2,132	36.7%	6	0.1%	7	0.1%	2	0.0%	1,535	5,814
Lake	57%	96,910	48.4%	102,533	51.2%	258	0.1%	321	0.2%	206	0.1%	-5,623	200,228
Lawrence	61%	9,594	61.4%	5,956	38.1%	53	0.3%	23	0.1%	7	0.0%	3,638	15,633
Madison	66%	33,888	56.1%	25,957	43.0%	429	0.7%	125	0.2%	22	0.0%	7,931	60,421
Marion	58%	173,754	56.1%	132,181	42.7%	2,164	0.7%	1,371	0.4%	224	0.1%	41,573	309,694
Marshall	70%	12,385	75.5%	3,997	24.4%	15	0.1%	7	0.0%	3	0.0%	8,388	16,407
Martin	80%	2,623	46.8%	2,965	52.9%	10	0.2%	4	0.1%	1	0.0%	-342	5,603
Miami	53%	8,166	60.5%	5,273	39.0%	41	0.3%	13	0.1%	11	0.1%	2,893	13,504
Monroe	55%	18,074	50.9%	16,533	46.5%	85	0.2%	768	2.2%	62	0.2%	1,541	35,522
Montgomery	63%	9,337	63.6%	5,234	35.6%	61	0.4%	50	0.3%	3	0.0%	4,103	14,685
Morgan	54%	10,223	66.0%	5,101	32.9%	127	0.8%	25	0.2%	6	0.0%	5,122	15,482
Newton	65%	3,332	66.2%	1,694	33.6%	4	0.1%	6	0.1%	1	0.0%	1,638	5,037
Noble	59%	6,874	55.8%	5,398	43.8%	21	0.2%	23	0.2%	5	0.0%	1,476	12,321
Ohio	78%	1,136	49.6%	1,150	50.2%	3	0.1%	1	0.0%	2	0.1%	-14	2,292
Orange	76%	5,129	58.7%	3,578	40.9%	24	0.3%	6	0.1%	1	0.0%	1,551	8,738
Owen	66%	3,186	57.0%	2,368	42.4%	21	0.4%	7	0.1%	5	0.1%	818	5,587
Parke	72%	4,141	57.2%	3,072	42.4%	8	0.1%	12	0.2%	5	0.1%	1,069	7,238
Perry	75%	4,320	45.5%	5,149	54.3%	10	0.1%	4	0.0%	3	0.0%	-829	9,486
Pike	82%	3,621	51.9%	3,322	47.6%	8	0.1%	18	0.3%	6	0.1%	299	6,975
Porter	60%	22,946	64.2%	12,524	35.1%	90	0.3%	111	0.3%	45	0.1%	10,422	35,716
Posey	70%	5,853	56.7%	4,461	43.2%	8	0.1%	8	0.1%	1	0.0%	1,392	10,331
Pulaski	75%	3,818	62.0%	2,309	37.5%	15	0.2%	11	0.2%	3	0.0%	1,509	6,156
Putnam	60%	6,466	56.7%	4,826	42.3%	62	0.5%	44	0.4%	4	0.0%	1,640	11,402
Randolph	63%	7,205	59.5%	4,818	39.8%	77	0.6%	10	0.1%	6	0.0%	2,387	12,116
Ripley	72%	4,979	49.6%	4,989	49.7%	30	0.3%	22	0.2%	14	0.1%	-10	10,034
Rush	60%	5,102	65.6%	2,612	33.6%	56	0.7%	7	0.1%	2	0.0%	2,490	7,779
Scott	56%	2,850	45.6%	3,341	53.4%	19	0.3%	30	0.5%	11	0.2%	-491	6,251
Shelby	61%	8,757	58.4%	6,053	40.4%	138	0.9%	24	0.2%	13	0.1%	2,704	14,985
Spencer	82%	5,082	53.6%	4,385	46.3%	5	0.1%	2	0.0%	0	0.0%	697	9,474
St. Joseph	64%	58,968	55.3%	47,276	44.3%	231	0.2%	123	0.1%	109	0.1%	11,692	106,707
Starke	68%	5,097	59.2%	3,483	40.4%	14	0.2%	12	0.1%	5	0.1%	1,614	8,611
Steuben	56%	4,814	60.3%	3,127	39.2%	27	0.3%	14	0.2%	3	0.0%	1,687	7,985
Sullivan	67%	4,675	51.0%	4,452	48.6%	9	0.1%	14	0.2%	12	0.1%	223	9,162
Switzerland	76%	1,483	45.7%	1,753	54.0%	3	0.1%	0	0.0%	5	0.2%	-270	3,244
Tippecanoe	58%	27,304	58.6%	18,567	39.9%	85	0.2%	606	1.3%	26	0.1%	8,737	46,588
Tipton	71%	4,959	63.6%	2,780	35.7%	45	0.6%	11	0.1%	1	0.0%	2,179	7,796
Union	66%	1,701	60.2%	1,119	39.6%	1	0.0%	3	0.1%	0	0.0%	582	2,824
Vanderburgh	60%	43,243	60.9%	27,458	38.7%	78	0.1%	217	0.3%	42	0.1%	15,785	71,038
Vermillion	72%	3,550	42.6%	4,751	57.0%	11	0.1%	16	0.2%	8	0.1%	-1,201	8,336
Vigo	61%	24,639	50.2%	24,114	49.1%	81	0.2%	273	0.6%	23	0.0%	525	49,130
Wabash	62%	8,809	60.1%	5,716	39.0%	20	0.1%	117	0.8%	7	0.0%	3,093	14,669
Warren	69%	2,272	57.7%	1,654	42.0%	4	0.1%	3	0.1%	2	0.1%	618	3,935
Warrick	67%	7,522	57.9%	5,358	41.3%	35	0.3%	4	0.0%	62	0.5%	2,164	12,981
Washington	62%	4,139	52.3%	3,728	47.1%	28	0.4%	11	0.1%	4	0.1%	411	7,910
Wayne	55%	17,960	62.2%	10,617	36.8%	99	0.3%	134	0.5%	57	0.2%	7,343	28,867
Wells	63%	5,604	57.2%	4,133	42.2%	32	0.3%	14	0.1%	12	0.1%	1,471	9,795
White	71%	6,374	62.4%	3,793	37.1%	14	0.1%	24	0.2%	5	0.0%	2,581	10,210
Whitley	73%	6,242	54.8%	5,120	44.9%	23	0.2%	11	0.1%	4	0.0%	1,122	11,400
TOTAL	60%	1,203,903	56.8%	900,489	42.5%	8,525	0.4%	6,278	0.3%	1,652	0.1%	303,414	2,120,847
Total R vote: 1,203,903 (56.8%)      Total D vote: 900,489 (42.5%)      Total Other vote: 16,455 (0.8%)
* incumbent

1972 Governor, Adams County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	5,817	49.9%
Matthew Welsh (D)	5,801	49.8%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	19	0.2%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	20	0.2%
John Morris (SL)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	11,658
Turnout: 69%

1972 Governor, Allen County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	65,892	56.9%
Matthew Welsh (D)	49,448	42.7%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	262	0.2%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	202	0.2%
John Morris (SL)	68	0.1%
TOTAL	115,872
Turnout: 63%

1972 Governor, Bartholomew County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	14,763	59.9%
Matthew Welsh (D)	9,626	39.1%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	177	0.7%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	47	0.2%
John Morris (SL)	19	0.1%
TOTAL	24,632
Turnout: 65%

1972 Governor, Benton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	3,177	58.3%
Matthew Welsh (D)	2,261	41.5%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	9	0.2%
John Morris (SL)	3	0.1%
TOTAL	5,450
Turnout: 76%

1972 Governor, Blackford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	3,234	51.6%
Matthew Welsh (D)	2,981	47.6%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	37	0.6%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	8	0.1%
John Morris (SL)	3	0.0%
TOTAL	6,263
Turnout: 60%

1972 Governor, Boone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	8,368	63.6%
Matthew Welsh (D)	4,712	35.8%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	58	0.4%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	23	0.2%
John Morris (SL)	4	0.0%
TOTAL	13,165
Turnout: 63%

1972 Governor, Brown County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	2,241	53.4%
Matthew Welsh (D)	1,899	45.2%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	24	0.6%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	33	0.8%
TOTAL	4,197
Turnout: 65%

1972 Governor, Carroll County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	4,935	60.2%
Matthew Welsh (D)	3,217	39.3%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	24	0.3%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	11	0.1%
John Morris (SL)	4	0.0%
TOTAL	8,191
Turnout: 68%

1972 Governor, Cass County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	10,945	59.5%
Matthew Welsh (D)	7,338	39.9%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	42	0.2%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	46	0.3%
John Morris (SL)	12	0.1%
TOTAL	18,383
Turnout: 68%

1972 Governor, Clark County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	13,152	48.3%
Matthew Welsh (D)	13,967	51.3%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	54	0.2%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	25	0.1%
John Morris (SL)	16	0.1%
TOTAL	27,214
Turnout: 53%

1972 Governor, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	5,913	54.3%
Matthew Welsh (D)	4,954	45.5%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	16	0.1%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	10	0.1%
John Morris (SL)	5	0.0%
TOTAL	10,898
Turnout: 67%

1972 Governor, Clinton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	8,249	58.4%
Matthew Welsh (D)	5,824	41.2%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	36	0.3%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	19	0.1%
John Morris (SL)	7	0.0%
TOTAL	14,135
Turnout: 69%

1972 Governor, Crawford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	2,346	52.7%
Matthew Welsh (D)	2,088	46.9%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	4	0.1%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	10	0.2%
John Morris (SL)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	4,450
Turnout: 81%

1972 Governor, Daviess County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	7,283	60.6%
Matthew Welsh (D)	4,724	39.3%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	11	0.1%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	4	0.0%
John Morris (SL)	6	0.0%
TOTAL	12,028
Turnout: 68%

1972 Governor, De Kalb County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	7,698	57.7%
Matthew Welsh (D)	5,578	41.8%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	29	0.2%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	22	0.2%
John Morris (SL)	14	0.1%
TOTAL	13,341
Turnout: 66%

1972 Governor, Dearborn County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	5,914	50.2%
Matthew Welsh (D)	5,795	49.2%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	32	0.3%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	28	0.2%
John Morris (SL)	16	0.1%
TOTAL	11,785
Turnout: 61%

1972 Governor, Decatur County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	5,608	56.7%
Matthew Welsh (D)	4,235	42.8%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	22	0.2%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	19	0.2%
John Morris (SL)	3	0.0%
TOTAL	9,887
Turnout: 67%

1972 Governor, Delaware County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	28,454	56.1%
Matthew Welsh (D)	21,657	42.7%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	417	0.8%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	186	0.4%
John Morris (SL)	23	0.0%
TOTAL	50,737
Turnout: 57%

1972 Governor, Dubois County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	5,754	44.0%
Matthew Welsh (D)	7,259	55.5%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	22	0.2%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	24	0.2%
John Morris (SL)	10	0.1%
TOTAL	13,069
Turnout: 64%

1972 Governor, Elkhart County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	28,093	63.9%
Matthew Welsh (D)	15,502	35.3%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	201	0.5%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	120	0.3%
John Morris (SL)	25	0.1%
TOTAL	43,941
Turnout: 53%

1972 Governor, Fayette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	5,726	53.2%
Matthew Welsh (D)	4,994	46.4%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	23	0.2%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	11	0.1%
John Morris (SL)	5	0.0%
TOTAL	10,759
Turnout: 63%

1972 Governor, Floyd County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	11,026	49.8%
Matthew Welsh (D)	10,930	49.4%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	66	0.3%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	24	0.1%
John Morris (SL)	86	0.4%
TOTAL	22,132
Turnout: 59%

1972 Governor, Fountain County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	4,872	54.3%
Matthew Welsh (D)	4,062	45.3%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	16	0.2%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	14	0.2%
John Morris (SL)	3	0.0%
TOTAL	8,967
Turnout: 73%

1972 Governor, Franklin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	2,792	43.8%
Matthew Welsh (D)	3,563	55.9%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	13	0.2%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	7	0.1%
John Morris (SL)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	6,376
Turnout: 59%

1972 Governor, Fulton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	5,874	69.7%
Matthew Welsh (D)	2,535	30.1%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	8	0.1%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	5	0.1%
John Morris (SL)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	8,423
Turnout: 72%

1972 Governor, Gibson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	7,981	53.5%
Matthew Welsh (D)	6,884	46.2%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	27	0.2%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	13	0.1%
John Morris (SL)	5	0.0%
TOTAL	14,910
Turnout: 71%

1972 Governor, Grant County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	18,398	63.1%
Matthew Welsh (D)	10,552	36.2%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	147	0.5%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	38	0.1%
John Morris (SL)	13	0.0%
TOTAL	29,148
Turnout: 53%

1972 Governor, Greene County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	7,522	57.3%
Matthew Welsh (D)	5,541	42.2%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	24	0.2%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	28	0.2%
John Morris (SL)	14	0.1%
TOTAL	13,129
Turnout: 70%

1972 Governor, Hamilton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	17,234	71.1%
Matthew Welsh (D)	6,676	27.5%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	235	1.0%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	78	0.3%
John Morris (SL)	14	0.1%
TOTAL	24,237
Turnout: 64%

1972 Governor, Hancock County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	8,964	62.8%
Matthew Welsh (D)	4,740	33.2%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	523	3.7%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	28	0.2%
John Morris (SL)	9	0.1%
TOTAL	14,264
Turnout: 61%

1972 Governor, Harrison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	4,763	47.8%
Matthew Welsh (D)	5,083	51.0%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	97	1.0%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	12	0.1%
John Morris (SL)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	9,957
Turnout: 71%

1972 Governor, Hendricks County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	14,928	66.8%
Matthew Welsh (D)	7,145	32.0%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	216	1.0%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	46	0.2%
John Morris (SL)	11	0.0%
TOTAL	22,346
Turnout: 61%

1972 Governor, Henry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	12,754	62.6%
Matthew Welsh (D)	7,431	36.5%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	158	0.8%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	31	0.2%
John Morris (SL)	8	0.0%
TOTAL	20,382
Turnout: 59%

1972 Governor, Howard County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	20,807	66.9%
Matthew Welsh (D)	10,005	32.2%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	171	0.6%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	87	0.3%
John Morris (SL)	20	0.1%
TOTAL	31,090
Turnout: 57%

1972 Governor, Huntington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	9,152	57.9%
Matthew Welsh (D)	6,568	41.5%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	22	0.1%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	21	0.1%
John Morris (SL)	54	0.3%
TOTAL	15,817
Turnout: 68%

1972 Governor, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	8,088	54.4%
Matthew Welsh (D)	6,708	45.1%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	41	0.3%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	23	0.2%
John Morris (SL)	10	0.1%
TOTAL	14,870
Turnout: 67%

1972 Governor, Jasper County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	5,388	65.0%
Matthew Welsh (D)	2,844	34.3%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	21	0.3%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	28	0.3%
John Morris (SL)	10	0.1%
TOTAL	8,291
Turnout: 61%

1972 Governor, Jay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	5,131	54.4%
Matthew Welsh (D)	4,198	44.5%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	84	0.9%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	10	0.1%
John Morris (SL)	6	0.1%
TOTAL	9,429
Turnout: 62%

1972 Governor, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	5,907	52.9%
Matthew Welsh (D)	5,230	46.8%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	15	0.1%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	16	0.1%
John Morris (SL)	8	0.1%
TOTAL	11,176
Turnout: 60%

1972 Governor, Jennings County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	4,379	54.3%
Matthew Welsh (D)	3,650	45.3%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	21	0.3%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	11	0.1%
John Morris (SL)	4	0.0%
TOTAL	8,065
Turnout: 63%

1972 Governor, Johnson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	14,732	64.6%
Matthew Welsh (D)	7,786	34.1%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	214	0.9%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	78	0.3%
John Morris (SL)	10	0.0%
TOTAL	22,820
Turnout: 55%

1972 Governor, Knox County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	9,489	51.0%
Matthew Welsh (D)	9,013	48.5%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	25	0.1%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	59	0.3%
John Morris (SL)	11	0.1%
TOTAL	18,597
Turnout: 64%

1972 Governor, Kosciusko County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	14,676	71.1%
Matthew Welsh (D)	5,895	28.6%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	37	0.2%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	24	0.1%
John Morris (SL)	7	0.0%
TOTAL	20,639
Turnout: 63%

1972 Governor, La Porte County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	22,711	57.3%
Matthew Welsh (D)	16,680	42.1%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	137	0.3%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	62	0.2%
John Morris (SL)	38	0.1%
TOTAL	39,628
Turnout: 57%

1972 Governor, Lagrange County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	3,667	63.1%
Matthew Welsh (D)	2,132	36.7%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	6	0.1%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	7	0.1%
John Morris (SL)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	5,814
Turnout: 45%

1972 Governor, Lake County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	96,910	48.4%
Matthew Welsh (D)	102,533	51.2%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	258	0.1%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	321	0.2%
John Morris (SL)	206	0.1%
TOTAL	200,228
Turnout: 57%

1972 Governor, Lawrence County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	9,594	61.4%
Matthew Welsh (D)	5,956	38.1%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	53	0.3%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	23	0.1%
John Morris (SL)	7	0.0%
TOTAL	15,633
Turnout: 61%

1972 Governor, Madison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	33,888	56.1%
Matthew Welsh (D)	25,957	43.0%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	429	0.7%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	125	0.2%
John Morris (SL)	22	0.0%
TOTAL	60,421
Turnout: 66%

1972 Governor, Marion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	173,754	56.1%
Matthew Welsh (D)	132,181	42.7%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	2,164	0.7%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	1,371	0.4%
John Morris (SL)	224	0.1%
TOTAL	309,694
Turnout: 58%

1972 Governor, Marshall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	12,385	75.5%
Matthew Welsh (D)	3,997	24.4%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	15	0.1%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	7	0.0%
John Morris (SL)	3	0.0%
TOTAL	16,407
Turnout: 70%

1972 Governor, Martin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	2,623	46.8%
Matthew Welsh (D)	2,965	52.9%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	10	0.2%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	4	0.1%
John Morris (SL)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	5,603
Turnout: 80%

1972 Governor, Miami County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	8,166	60.5%
Matthew Welsh (D)	5,273	39.0%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	41	0.3%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	13	0.1%
John Morris (SL)	11	0.1%
TOTAL	13,504
Turnout: 53%

1972 Governor, Monroe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	18,074	50.9%
Matthew Welsh (D)	16,533	46.5%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	85	0.2%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	768	2.2%
John Morris (SL)	62	0.2%
TOTAL	35,522
Turnout: 55%

1972 Governor, Montgomery County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	9,337	63.6%
Matthew Welsh (D)	5,234	35.6%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	61	0.4%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	50	0.3%
John Morris (SL)	3	0.0%
TOTAL	14,685
Turnout: 63%

1972 Governor, Morgan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	10,223	66.0%
Matthew Welsh (D)	5,101	32.9%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	127	0.8%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	25	0.2%
John Morris (SL)	6	0.0%
TOTAL	15,482
Turnout: 54%

1972 Governor, Newton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	3,332	66.2%
Matthew Welsh (D)	1,694	33.6%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	4	0.1%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	6	0.1%
John Morris (SL)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	5,037
Turnout: 65%

1972 Governor, Noble County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	6,874	55.8%
Matthew Welsh (D)	5,398	43.8%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	21	0.2%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	23	0.2%
John Morris (SL)	5	0.0%
TOTAL	12,321
Turnout: 59%

1972 Governor, Ohio County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	1,136	49.6%
Matthew Welsh (D)	1,150	50.2%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	3	0.1%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	1	0.0%
John Morris (SL)	2	0.1%
TOTAL	2,292
Turnout: 78%

1972 Governor, Orange County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	5,129	58.7%
Matthew Welsh (D)	3,578	40.9%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	24	0.3%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	6	0.1%
John Morris (SL)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	8,738
Turnout: 76%

1972 Governor, Owen County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	3,186	57.0%
Matthew Welsh (D)	2,368	42.4%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	21	0.4%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	7	0.1%
John Morris (SL)	5	0.1%
TOTAL	5,587
Turnout: 66%

1972 Governor, Parke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	4,141	57.2%
Matthew Welsh (D)	3,072	42.4%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	8	0.1%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	12	0.2%
John Morris (SL)	5	0.1%
TOTAL	7,238
Turnout: 72%

1972 Governor, Perry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	4,320	45.5%
Matthew Welsh (D)	5,149	54.3%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	10	0.1%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	4	0.0%
John Morris (SL)	3	0.0%
TOTAL	9,486
Turnout: 75%

1972 Governor, Pike County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	3,621	51.9%
Matthew Welsh (D)	3,322	47.6%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	8	0.1%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	18	0.3%
John Morris (SL)	6	0.1%
TOTAL	6,975
Turnout: 82%

1972 Governor, Porter County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	22,946	64.2%
Matthew Welsh (D)	12,524	35.1%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	90	0.3%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	111	0.3%
John Morris (SL)	45	0.1%
TOTAL	35,716
Turnout: 60%

1972 Governor, Posey County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	5,853	56.7%
Matthew Welsh (D)	4,461	43.2%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	8	0.1%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	8	0.1%
John Morris (SL)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	10,331
Turnout: 70%

1972 Governor, Pulaski County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	3,818	62.0%
Matthew Welsh (D)	2,309	37.5%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	15	0.2%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	11	0.2%
John Morris (SL)	3	0.0%
TOTAL	6,156
Turnout: 75%

1972 Governor, Putnam County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	6,466	56.7%
Matthew Welsh (D)	4,826	42.3%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	62	0.5%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	44	0.4%
John Morris (SL)	4	0.0%
TOTAL	11,402
Turnout: 60%

1972 Governor, Randolph County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	7,205	59.5%
Matthew Welsh (D)	4,818	39.8%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	77	0.6%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	10	0.1%
John Morris (SL)	6	0.0%
TOTAL	12,116
Turnout: 63%

1972 Governor, Ripley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	4,979	49.6%
Matthew Welsh (D)	4,989	49.7%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	30	0.3%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	22	0.2%
John Morris (SL)	14	0.1%
TOTAL	10,034
Turnout: 72%

1972 Governor, Rush County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	5,102	65.6%
Matthew Welsh (D)	2,612	33.6%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	56	0.7%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	7	0.1%
John Morris (SL)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	7,779
Turnout: 60%

1972 Governor, Scott County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	2,850	45.6%
Matthew Welsh (D)	3,341	53.4%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	19	0.3%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	30	0.5%
John Morris (SL)	11	0.2%
TOTAL	6,251
Turnout: 56%

1972 Governor, Shelby County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	8,757	58.4%
Matthew Welsh (D)	6,053	40.4%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	138	0.9%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	24	0.2%
John Morris (SL)	13	0.1%
TOTAL	14,985
Turnout: 61%

1972 Governor, Spencer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	5,082	53.6%
Matthew Welsh (D)	4,385	46.3%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	5	0.1%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	9,474
Turnout: 82%

1972 Governor, St. Joseph County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	58,968	55.3%
Matthew Welsh (D)	47,276	44.3%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	231	0.2%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	123	0.1%
John Morris (SL)	109	0.1%
TOTAL	106,707
Turnout: 64%

1972 Governor, Starke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	5,097	59.2%
Matthew Welsh (D)	3,483	40.4%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	14	0.2%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	12	0.1%
John Morris (SL)	5	0.1%
TOTAL	8,611
Turnout: 68%

1972 Governor, Steuben County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	4,814	60.3%
Matthew Welsh (D)	3,127	39.2%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	27	0.3%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	14	0.2%
John Morris (SL)	3	0.0%
TOTAL	7,985
Turnout: 56%

1972 Governor, Sullivan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	4,675	51.0%
Matthew Welsh (D)	4,452	48.6%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	9	0.1%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	14	0.2%
John Morris (SL)	12	0.1%
TOTAL	9,162
Turnout: 67%

1972 Governor, Switzerland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	1,483	45.7%
Matthew Welsh (D)	1,753	54.0%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	3	0.1%
John Morris (SL)	5	0.2%
TOTAL	3,244
Turnout: 76%

1972 Governor, Tippecanoe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	27,304	58.6%
Matthew Welsh (D)	18,567	39.9%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	85	0.2%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	606	1.3%
John Morris (SL)	26	0.1%
TOTAL	46,588
Turnout: 58%

1972 Governor, Tipton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	4,959	63.6%
Matthew Welsh (D)	2,780	35.7%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	45	0.6%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	11	0.1%
John Morris (SL)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	7,796
Turnout: 71%

1972 Governor, Union County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	1,701	60.2%
Matthew Welsh (D)	1,119	39.6%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	1	0.0%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	3	0.1%
TOTAL	2,824
Turnout: 66%

1972 Governor, Vanderburgh County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	43,243	60.9%
Matthew Welsh (D)	27,458	38.7%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	78	0.1%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	217	0.3%
John Morris (SL)	42	0.1%
TOTAL	71,038
Turnout: 60%

1972 Governor, Vermillion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	3,550	42.6%
Matthew Welsh (D)	4,751	57.0%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	11	0.1%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	16	0.2%
John Morris (SL)	8	0.1%
TOTAL	8,336
Turnout: 72%

1972 Governor, Vigo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	24,639	50.2%
Matthew Welsh (D)	24,114	49.1%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	81	0.2%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	273	0.6%
John Morris (SL)	23	0.0%
TOTAL	49,130
Turnout: 61%

1972 Governor, Wabash County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	8,809	60.1%
Matthew Welsh (D)	5,716	39.0%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	20	0.1%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	117	0.8%
John Morris (SL)	7	0.0%
TOTAL	14,669
Turnout: 62%

1972 Governor, Warren County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	2,272	57.7%
Matthew Welsh (D)	1,654	42.0%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	4	0.1%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	3	0.1%
John Morris (SL)	2	0.1%
TOTAL	3,935
Turnout: 69%

1972 Governor, Warrick County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	7,522	57.9%
Matthew Welsh (D)	5,358	41.3%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	35	0.3%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	4	0.0%
John Morris (SL)	62	0.5%
TOTAL	12,981
Turnout: 67%

1972 Governor, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	4,139	52.3%
Matthew Welsh (D)	3,728	47.1%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	28	0.4%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	11	0.1%
John Morris (SL)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	7,910
Turnout: 62%

1972 Governor, Wayne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	17,960	62.2%
Matthew Welsh (D)	10,617	36.8%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	99	0.3%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	134	0.5%
John Morris (SL)	57	0.2%
TOTAL	28,867
Turnout: 55%

1972 Governor, Wells County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	5,604	57.2%
Matthew Welsh (D)	4,133	42.2%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	32	0.3%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	14	0.1%
John Morris (SL)	12	0.1%
TOTAL	9,795
Turnout: 63%

1972 Governor, White County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	6,374	62.4%
Matthew Welsh (D)	3,793	37.1%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	14	0.1%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	24	0.2%
John Morris (SL)	5	0.0%
TOTAL	10,210
Turnout: 71%

1972 Governor, Whitley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Otis Bowen (R)	6,242	54.8%
Matthew Welsh (D)	5,120	44.9%
Berryman Hurley (AIP)	23	0.2%
Finley Campbell (PFP)	11	0.1%
John Morris (SL)	4	0.0%
TOTAL	11,400
Turnout: 73%