1968Final results
1968 election for Indiana House of Representatives: Elkhart–LaGrange–Noble
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
Richard E. Shank (R), Ellsworth C. Peterson (R) and John F. Coppes (R) won the district's 3 seats.
3 seatsRichard E. ShankRepublican · winner · incumbent
20.3%35,068
Ellsworth C. PetersonRepublican · winner · incumbent
20.1%34,812
John F. CoppesRepublican · winner · incumbent
19.4%33,623
Paul Robert BerkshireDemocrat
13.7%23,775
John A. StinespringDemocrat
13.4%23,179
Elbert O. RoeDemocrat
13.1%22,686
173,143 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)