William C. Cochran

Offices

Indiana House
District 68
In office
Nov 6, 1974 to Nov 3, 1982

Party: Democratic
Assumed: General Election
Left: Redistricting
District 72
In office
Nov 3, 1982 to Nov 5, 2008

Party: Democratic
Assumed: General Election
Left: Lost Reelection Bid
34 years, 8 days
William C. Cochran spent 34 years, 8 days in office in Indiana, all of it at the state level.

Elections

2008–Indiana House (District 72) WON
Democratic Primary–Tuesday, May 6, 2008
100.00%
William C. Cochran (i)*, Democratic, 13,002 votes
Out of 13,002 votes casts, the margin of victory was 13,002 (100.00%)
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2008–Indiana House (District 72) LOST
General Election–Tuesday, November 4, 2008
50.18%
Ed Clere*, Republican, 14,985 votes
49.82%
William C. Cochran (i), Democratic, 14,877 votes
Out of 29,862 votes casts, the margin of victory was 108 (0.36%)
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In the 2 races for which we have results, William C. Cochran had a record of 1-1. That includes a record of 0-1 in 1 general election, and 1-0 in 1 primary election.