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1968Final results

1968 election for Indiana House District CLAYPUTNAM

Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana

John J. Thomas (R) won with 59.8% of the vote, defeating Harold Roeschlein (D) by 19.7 points.

John J. ThomasRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.8%13,027
40.2%8,743
21,770 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

EvenR+19.71968R+16.01970

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET