1968Final resultsSpecial election
1968 special election for Indiana State Senate: Marion 1
Indiana State Senate · Indiana
Dan Burton (R) won with 57.3% of the vote, defeating William D. Burtt (D) by 14.6 points.
Dan BurtonRepublican · winner
57.3%169,466
William D. BurttDemocrat
42.7%126,199
295,665 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 1968
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)