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1968Final results

1968 election for Indiana House District GIBSONPOSEY

Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana

H. Joel Deckard (R) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating George B. Taylor (D) by 5.3 points.

H. Joel DeckardRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.6%13,163
47.4%11,843
25,006 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+5.31968R+2.31970

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